Association between Sjogren's syndrome and respiratory failure: put airway, interstitia, and vessels close together: a national cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: Few studies have evaluated the association between Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and respiratory failure (RF). Thus, we conducted a retrospective national cohort study to investigate whether Sjogren's syndrome (SS) increases the risk of respiratory failure (RF). METHODS: The cohort c...

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Main Authors: Jun-Jun Yeh, Hsuan-Ju Chen, Tsai-Chung Li, Yi-Sin Wong, Hsien-Chin Tang, Ting-Chun Yeh, Chia-Hung Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4211705?pdf=render