Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on patients suffering from idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

G Beltramo1, A Cransac2, N Favrolt3

  • 1Department of pulmonary medicine and intensive care unit, Reference Constitutive Center For Rare Pulmonary Diseases, university hospital, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France; Inserm LNC - UMR 1231, 21000 Dijon, France; University of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France.

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