Modeling using clinical examination indicators predicts interstitial lung disease among patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that is well-defined as a chronic systemic autoimmune disease. A proportion of patients with RA-associated ILD (RA-ILD) develop pulmonary fibrosis (PF), resulting in poor prognosis and increased li...

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Main Authors: Yao Wang, Wuqi Song, Jing Wu, Zhangming Li, Fengyun Mu, Yang Li, He Huang, Wenliang Zhu, Fengmin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3021.pdf