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Incidence and mortality of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis in the UK

Thorax · 2006 · Vol. 61(11) · pp. 980–985

Jonathan Gribbin(University of Nottingham)Richard Hubbard✉(Nottingham City Hospital)Ivan Le Jeune(University of Nottingham)C. J. P. Smith(University of Nottingham)Joe West(University of Nottingham)Laila J. Tata(University of Nottingham)

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Abstract

The incidence of IPF has more than doubled between 1990 and 2003; this is not due to the ageing of the UK population or an increased ascertainment of milder cases. The incidence of sarcoidosis has not changed during this time period. Our findings suggest that more than 4000 new cases of IPF and 3000 new cases of sarcoidosis are currently diagnosed each year in the UK.

Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research Occupational exposure and asthmaMedicineSarcoidosisIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisIncidence (geometry)EpidemiologyPoisson regressionPopulationInternal medicineLung

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleUnited KingdomHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary FibrosisCohort StudiesIncidencePrevalencePoisson DistributionSurvival AnalysisSarcoidosis, Pulmonary

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