Lung clearance index improves with treatment of an exacerbation in cystic fibrosis

A. Horsley, C. Saunders, R. Gray, K. Macleod, M. Dewar, N. Voase, A. Greening, S. Cunningham, J. Davies, E. Alton, J. A. Innes (Edinburgh, London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Cystic fibrosis lung disease: from diagnosis to end-stage
Session: Cystic fibrosis lung disease: from diagnosis to end-stage
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2664

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A. Horsley, C. Saunders, R. Gray, K. Macleod, M. Dewar, N. Voase, A. Greening, S. Cunningham, J. Davies, E. Alton, J. A. Innes (Edinburgh, London, United Kingdom). Lung clearance index improves with treatment of an exacerbation in cystic fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 2664

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