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1998 • 1,256 citations

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1999 • 585 citations

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2001 • 553 citations

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2000 • 527 citations

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1990 • 357 citations

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1994 • 305 citations

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1989 • 296 citations

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1978 • 281 citations

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1986 • 269 citations

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1993 • 226 citations

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1992 • 104 citations

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Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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1986 • 92 citations

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Pharmacologic Suppression of the Neutrophil Component of the Alveolitis in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

1987 • 73 citations

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