Diagnostic accuracy of a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an international case-cohort study
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Walsh, Simon L.F.
Maher, Toby M.
Kolb, Martin
Poletti, Venerino
Nusser, Richard
Richeldi, Luca
Vancheri, Carlo
Wilsher, Margaret L.
Antoniou, Katerina M.
Behr, Jüergen
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2017
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We conducted an international study of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) diagnosis among a large group of physicians and compared their diagnostic performance to a panel of IPF experts.A total of 1141 respiratory physicians and 34 IPF experts participated. Participants evaluated 60 cases of interstitial lung disease (ILD) without interdisciplinary consultation. Diagnostic agreement was measured using the weighted kappa coefficient (κ
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European Respiratory Journal
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50
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2