Misdiagnosis of cystic fibrosis - Experience from Germany

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-73

  Naehrlich, Lutz ^a   Bagheri Behrouzi, Azadeh ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; Diagnostic errors; Misdiagnosis; Sweat

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; SWEAT TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84870727190     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: 18735010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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