Prevalence and Incidence of Chronic Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases with a Progressive Phenotype in the United States Estimated in a Large Claims Database Analysis.
Adv Ther
; 38(7): 4100-4114, 2021 07.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34156606
Progressive lung fibrosis occurs in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; however, interstitial lung fibrosis may occur in other diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and sarcoidosis, and may or may not be progressive in these diseases. Little is known about the frequency of lung fibrosis among patients with these diseases or how often such fibrosis is progressive. This study used information from a large insurance claims database (IBM® MarketScan®) to estimate the frequency and progression of lung fibrosis associated with different diseases.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Adv Ther
Journal subject:
TERAPEUTICA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States