Comparison of interstitial lung disease diagnoses in urban and rural areas among participants in the pulmonary fibrosis foundation patient registry
ILD diagnoses differ in urban versus rural ILD patients, with fibrotic HP and exposure-related ILD being significantly more prevalent among residents in rural areas. Type of fuel use also was associated with fibrotic HP and exposure-related ILD.
Authors
- A.E.F. Dimmock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-7745)
- Rebecca Bascom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5875-3476)
- Yuka Furuya
- Elizabeth Freiheit
- Emily E. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-0829)
- Hyun Joo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-7798)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42667
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56
Funders
- Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation