Cystic fibrosis  

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Davies, Jane C. ; Alton, Eric W.F.W. ; Bush, Andrew

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 335 no. 7632 (Dec. 2007), page 1255.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2007.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Cystic fibrosis is the commonest inherited disease in white populations, with an incidence of 1 in 2500 newborns; over 7000 people in the United Kingdom currently have the disease Until recently, the diagnosis has been largely clinical, although the widespread implementation of a screening programme for newborns is now complete in the UK Cystic fibrosis is a multiorgan disease best managed in a multidisciplinary setting in conjunction with a specialist centre for cystic fibrosis, with treatment tailored to the individual The cornerstones of management are proactive treatment of airway infection and encouragement of good nutrition and an active lifestyle Conventional treatment has improved greatly over the past few decades; however, current treatments at best slow the decline in lung function. Newer approaches such as gene and small molecule based treatments may have more potential to halt disease progression

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