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Growth and lung function in Asian patients with cystic fibrosis.
Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Oct 2005
Callaghan B D, Hoo A F, Dinwiddie R, Balfour-Lynn I M, Carr S B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The incidence of cystic fibrosis (CF) in Asians is rare. How these patients fare in terms of morbidity and mortality in the UK compared to their non-Asian peers is not well documented. AIMS: To retrospectively study annual reviews of 31 Asian CF patients from three London paediatric CF centres. METHODS: Disease severity was assessed by lung function, age at first infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa,...
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