Normal lung function in infants with cystic fibrosis shortly after birth

E. Kieninger, S. Yammine, E. Proietti, C. Casaulta, N. Regamey, U. Frey, P. Latzin, The Swiss Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Group (Bern, Basel, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Cystic fibrosis: lung function and change of lung function in infants and children before and after treatment
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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E. Kieninger, S. Yammine, E. Proietti, C. Casaulta, N. Regamey, U. Frey, P. Latzin, The Swiss Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Group (Bern, Basel, Switzerland). Normal lung function in infants with cystic fibrosis shortly after birth. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 5052

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