LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Socio-economic status does not influence lung function decline in children with cystic fibrosis in Australia

L. Welsh, S. Ranganathan, C. Robertson (Melbourne, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Cystic fibrosis: clinical problems, genetics and microbiology in children
Session: Cystic fibrosis: clinical problems, genetics and microbiology in children
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1182
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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