Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
BACKGROUND: A revised guideline for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was formulated by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in 2011 to improve disease diagnosis and provide a simplified algorithm for clinicians. The impact of these revisions on patient classification, however, rem...
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| description | BACKGROUND: A revised guideline for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was formulated by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in 2011 to improve disease diagnosis and provide a simplified algorithm for clinicians. The impact of these revisions on patient classification, however, remain unclear. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c9827cb3c0c44d1b4b974070376e6cf2025-02-03T06:45:26ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412015-01-01222869010.1155/2015/307893Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLee Fidler0Shane Shapera1Shikha Mittoo2Theodore K Marras3Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, CanadaDivision of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, CanadaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, CanadaDivision of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, CanadaBACKGROUND: A revised guideline for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) was formulated by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in 2011 to improve disease diagnosis and provide a simplified algorithm for clinicians. The impact of these revisions on patient classification, however, remain unclear.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/307893 |
| spellingShingle | Lee Fidler Shane Shapera Shikha Mittoo Theodore K Marras Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| title_full | Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| title_short | Diagnostic Disparity of Previous and Revised American Thoracic Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| title_sort | diagnostic disparity of previous and revised american thoracic society guidelines for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/307893 |
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