Use of computerized tomography and chest x-rays in evaluating efficacy of aerosolized recombinant human DNase in cystic fibrosis patients younger than age 5 years: A preliminary study

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 377-382

  Nasr, Samya Z ^a   Kuhns, Lawrence R ^a   Brown, Randall W ^a   Hurwitz, Martin E ^a   Sanders, Georgiana M ^a   Strouse, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; High resolution computed chest tomography; Preschool children; Pulmonary disease; Recombinant human DNase

Indexed keywords

DORNASE ALFA;

AEROSOL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXPECTORANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035021689     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1061     Document Type: Article

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