Improvements in Lung Function Outcomes in Children with Cystic Fibrosis are Associated with Better Nutrition, Fewer Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections, and Dornase Alfa Use

McPhail, Gary L.; Acton, James D.; Fenchel, Matthew C.; Amin, Raouf S.; Seid, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.011

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Improvements in Lung Function Outcomes in Children with Cystic Fibrosis are Associated with Better Nutrition, Fewer Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections, and Dornase Alfa Use

Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Received 8 November 2007; received in revised form 2 May 2008; accepted 8 July 2008. published online 01 September 2008.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. There was no sponsor involvement in the design of this study or in the preparation of this manuscript for publication.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00591-X

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.011

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