Association of breath glucose with pulmonary disease in cystic fibrosis : assessment of a potential new biomarker

Introduction. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease in the Western world. Fifty years ago, most sufferers died before their first birthday. With improved medical care, survival has now increased to adulthood. Respiratory failure, due to recurrent pulmonary exacerbations, is t...

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Main Author: Srivastava, Shelley
Published: St George's, University of London 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.568718