title: Inherent weaknesses of the current ICD coding system regarding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pneumonology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece tzilasvasilios@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tzilas
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pneumonology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
authors.forename: Demosthenes
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouros
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods