Importance of Occupational Exposure Data: A National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Registry Perspective

Alan K Y Teoh^{1

2

3}, Ian Glaspole^{3

4}, Sacha Macansh⁵, Tamera J Corte^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Royal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
² The University of SydneySydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Centre of Research Excellence in Pulmonary FibrosisSydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ The Alfred HospitalMelbourne, Victoria, Australiaand.
⁵ The Lung Foundation AustraliaMilton, Queensland, Australia.

Comment

Alan K Y Teoh et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020.

. 2020 May 1;201(9):1165-1167.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201911-2242LE.

Alan K Y Teoh^{1

2

3}, Ian Glaspole^{3

4}, Sacha Macansh⁵, Tamera J Corte^{1

2

3}

¹ Royal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
² The University of SydneySydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Centre of Research Excellence in Pulmonary FibrosisSydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ The Alfred HospitalMelbourne, Victoria, Australiaand.
⁵ The Lung Foundation AustraliaMilton, Queensland, Australia.

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Comment on

Collecting Occupational Exposure Data Would Strengthen Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Registries.
Nett RJ, Wood JM, Blackley DJ. Nett RJ, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Feb 15;201(4):495-496. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1631LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 31664850 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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