UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has a leaflet on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Fibrosing Alveolitis).

 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (fibrosing alveolitis)

Information from the British Lung Foundation.

 Pulmonary Fibrosis UK

Information and support to people who have pulmonary fibrosis, and to their family members.

 Pulmonary Fibrosis UK Support Group

Support and information for people suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, primarily in the UK, but from any area. Carers and family members, and people who have already lost their loved ones to the condition are welcome too.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.