Cystic fibrosis in Bahrain incidence, phenotype, and outcome

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-39

  Al Mahroos, Fadheela ^a,b  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b NONE   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BAHRAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFANT; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MECONIUM ILEUS; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031910227     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.1.35     Document Type: Article

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