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Lung function decline in cystic fibrosis patients and timing for lung transplantation referral.
Chest - 1 Aug 2004
Rosenbluth Daniel B, Wilson Kevin, Ferkol Thomas, Schuster Daniel P
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine risk factors associated with an accelerated decline in lung function in cystic fibrosis (CF), and whether longitudinal changes in FEV(1) would be a better predictor of the need for referral for lung transplantation than any single value for FEV(1.) DESIGN: The rate of decline in pulmonary function was determined by standard linear regression from each patient's calendar year's best...
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