Reduced lung function in cystic fibrosis: Primary or secondary phenotype?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-3

  Davis, Stephanie D ^a   Ratjen, Felix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHIECTASIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INFANT; MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 46349111357     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200804-502ED     Document Type: Editorial

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