The association between white blood cell count and outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Articles > Article · 2020
Authors: Steven D. Nathan, A. Whitney Brown, Nesrin MOĞULKOÇ BISHOP, Flavia Soares, Ashley C. Collins, Joyce Cheng, Jake Peterson, Brenna Cannon, Christopher S. King, Scott D. Barnett
Respiratory Medicine, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2020, vol 170, pp 106068-106068
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106068
Summary
Background: The course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is uncertain with variable patterns of disease progression. We sought to evaluate the prognostic utility of the WBC, a routinely performed lab test, in a well-defined cohort of outpatient IPF subjects.