Inflammation, infection, and pulmonary function in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 904-910

  Dakin, Carolyn J ^a,b,c,d   Numa, Andrew H ^a,b,c   Wang, He ^a,b,c   Morton, John R ^a,b,c   Vertzyas, Calypso C ^a,b,c   Henry, Richard L ^a,b,c  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^d STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Infants; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTUBATION; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036529046     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.7.2010139     Document Type: Article

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