Lung clearance index to characterize clinical phenotypes of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
Abstract Background Lung clearance index (LCI) is accepted as an early marker of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF), however the utility of LCI to identify subgroups of CF disease in the paediatric age group has never been explored. The aim of the study was to characterize phenotypes of children w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-04-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01903-5 |