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Longitudinal decline in lung volume in a population of children with sickle cell disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Nov 2008
MacLean Joanna E, Atenafu Eshetu, Kirby-Allen Melanie, MacLusky Ian B, Stephens Derek, Grasemann Hartmut, Subbarao Padmaja
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RATIONALE: Sickle cell disease (SCD) results in significant morbidity and mortality attributable to pulmonary complications. The pattern of lung function change across childhood in SCD is not well delineated. OBJECTIVES: To determine if the pattern of lung function in SCD differs from race-matched, predicted values across childhood, to describe that pattern of change, and to examine the effect of clinical...
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