Dempsey Owen J
Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, Scotland, UK.
Respir Med. 2006 Nov;100(11):1871-85. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.08.017. Epub 2006 Sep 20.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an important, and devastating, interstitial lung disease. It has a median mortality of only 3 years, worse than many cancers, and its incidence continues to rise. In this article, an overview of key developments in our understanding and clinical management of IPF will be provided.