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The ILD India Registry: A Novel Tool for Epidemiological Surveillance of Interstitial Lung Disease in India

Virendra Singh, Bharat Bhushan Sharma

Citation Information : Singh V, Sharma BB. The ILD India Registry: A Novel Tool for Epidemiological Surveillance of Interstitial Lung Disease in India. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2013; 55 (4):197-199.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-55-4-197

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 16-06-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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