Delayed cystic fibrosis presentation in children in the absence of newborn screening

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Jackson, A ^a,b   Foley, L ^b   Daly, L ^a   Fitzpatrick, P ^a   Harrington, M ^b   Zhou, S ^b   Kelleher, C ^a  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRELAND; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN SCREENING; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADULT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATAL SCREENING; ODDS RATIO; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953262597     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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