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Non-pulmonary chronic diseases in adults with cystic fibrosis: analysis of data from the Cystic Fibrosis Registry.
Irish medical journal - 1 Jun 2013
Somerville R, Lackson A, Zhou S, Fletcher C, Fitzpatrick P
Abstract excerpt
The international literature shows that the demography of cystic fibrosis (CF) is changing, with patients increasingly surviving into adulthood. As they age, patients with CF become more susceptible to specific non-pulmonary chronic diseases. In this study, adult data from the CF Registry of Ireland (CFRI) was used to determine the prevalence and associated features of these diseases. 104 (25.7%) adults had...
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