Palliative care for patients with pulmonary fibrosis: symptom relief is essential

Eur Respir J. 2018 Dec 6;52(6):1802086. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02086-2018. Print 2018 Dec.

Authors

Kathleen Lindell¹, Ganesh Raghu²

Affiliations

¹ Div. of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Disease, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² Center for Interstitial Lung Disease, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

PMID: 30523209
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02086-2018

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / therapy*
Palliative Care*
Patient-Centered Care
Symptom Assessment

Grants and funding

K23 NR016276/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States