Survival of patients with asbestosis can be assessed by risk-predicting models.

Eerika KeskitaloJohanna SalonenHannu VähänikkiläRiitta Kaarteenaho

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2021)

GAP and CPI as well as baseline DLCO% predicted were significant parameters in the evaluation of the prognosis of the patients with asbestosis; they may be useful in clinical practice when considering treatment strategies of individual patients.

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clinical practice
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prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes