Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis by Sweat Testing: Age-Specific Reference Intervals

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Mishra, Avantika ^a,b   Greaves, Ronda ^a   Smith, Katherine ^a   Carlin, John B ^a,d   Wootton, Andrew ^b   Stirling, Rob ^c   Massie, John ^a,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYTE; SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMAN; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SWEAT TEST;

EID: 56049107062     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.067     Document Type: Article

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