Survival analysis for cystic fibrosis in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 329-331

  Reis, José Caldeira Francisco ^a   Camargos, Paulo Augusto Moreira ^a   De Rocha, Sérgio Figueiredo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032440757     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.6.329     Document Type: Article

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