Shwachman-Kulczycki score still useful to monitor cystic fibrosis severity

INTRODUCTION: The Shwachman-Kulczycki score was the first scoring system used in cystic fibrosis to assess disease severity. Despite its subjectivity, it is still widely used. OBJECTIVE: To study correlations among forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), chest radiography, chest computed tomo...

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Main Authors: Fabíola Stollar, Fabíola Villac Adde, Maristela T. Cunha, Claudio Leone, Joaquim C. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000600010