Reply: Possible Alternate Explanation for Cases of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Bhavika Kaul^{1

2}, Joyce S Lee³, Harold R Collard¹, Mary A Whooley^{1

2}

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Bhavika Kaul et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;19(6):1078-1079.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202203-196LE.

Bhavika Kaul^{1

2}, Joyce S Lee³, Harold R Collard¹, Mary A Whooley^{1

2}

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Epidemiology of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis among U.S. Veterans, 2010-2019.
Kaul B, Lee JS, Zhang N, Vittinghoff E, Sarmiento K, Collard HR, Whooley MA. Kaul B, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Feb;19(2):196-203. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-295OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022. PMID: 34314645 Free PMC article.
Possible Alternate Explanation for Cases of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Frank AL. Frank AL. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Jun;19(6):1078. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202202-139LE. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022. PMID: 35289726 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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