Cystic fibrosis deaths in the United States from 1979 through 1991: An analysis using multiple-cause mortality data

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1181-1185

  Halliburton, Cory S ^a   Mannino, David M ^a,b   Olney, Richard S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Mailstop F 39 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029904920     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170360071012     Document Type: Article

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