Comparison of classic sweat test and crystallization test in diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-106

  Farahmand, Fatemeh ^a,b   Sadjadei, Nooshin ^b   Haghi Ashtiani, Mohammad Taghi ^a,b   Modaresi, Vajiheh ^c   Rezaei, Nima ^a   Pakseresht, Bahar ^d  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Diagnosis; Sweat chloride; Sweat crystallization

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; PILOCARPINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IONTOPHORESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEAT; SWEAT CRYSTALLIZATION TEST; SWEAT TEST;

EID: 84867543363     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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