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Longitudinal analysis of pulmonary function decline in patients with cystic fibrosis.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 1997
Corey M, Edwards L, Levison H, Knowles M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic progressive lung disease is the most prominent cause of morbidity and death in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), but severity of lung disease and rate of lung function decline are widely variable. Accurate estimates of decline have been difficult to define and compare because the timing of measurements and duration of follow-up differ in various patient groups. PATIENTS: Three hundred...
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