The sweat test in 1997: When, why, and how?;Comment, quand et pourquoi demander un test de la sueur en 1997?

Annales de Pediatrie

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-177

  Lenoir, G ^a   Nguyen Khoa, T ^b   Simon, G ^b   Michalewski, A ^b   Viot, N ^b   Thevenin, M ^b   Sorin, M ^b   Lacour, B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Cystic fibrosis, diagnosis; Sweat chloride levels; Sweat test; Sweat test, indications; Sweat test, interpretation; Sweat test, technique

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; PILOCARPINE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONDUCTANCE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FRANCE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; SWEAT TEST;

EID: 6844258184     PISSN: 00662097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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