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The health status and quality of life of adults with X-linked agammaglobulinemia.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Jan 2000
Howard Vanessa, Greene Jeffrey M, Pahwa Savita, Winkelstein Jerry A, Boyle John M, Kocak Mehmet, Conley Mary Ellen
Abstract excerpt
Forty-one adults (mean age 33) with a definitive diagnosis of X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) completed a questionnaire concerning current and past medical problems and quality of life. Thirty-six of the 41 were working full time or were full time students; 18 had not missed any work or school due to infection in the previous year. Their quality of life was equivalent to that of the general US male population....
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