High incidence of cystic fibrosis in children born in Italy to Albanian immigrants [4]

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-

  Festini, F ^a   Taccetti, G ^a   Cioni, M L ^a   Repetto, T ^a   De Martino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LETTER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALBANIA; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY;

EID: 0037259570     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.1.93     Document Type: Letter

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