Improved prognosis in patients with cystic fibrosis: A result of aggressive, centre-based treatment;Forbedret prognose for patienter med cystisk fibrose. Et resultat af aggressiv centerbehandling.

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 159, Issue 39, 1997, Pages 5790-5794

  Frederiksen, Birgitte ^a   Thorsteinsson, Susanne Lanng ^a   Koch, Christian ^a   Høiby, Niels ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN;

ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030800742     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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