Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 223-230 , May 2012

Determining presence of lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis: Lung clearance index, oxygen saturation and cough frequency

  • E.M. Bakker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Room Sb-2666, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • J.C. van der Meijden

      Affiliations

    • Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • E.M. Nieuwhof

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Room Sb-2739, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • W.C.J. Hop

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC faculty building, Room Ee2124, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • H.A.W.M. Tiddens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Room Sp-3464, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Erasmus MC — Sophia Children's Hospital, Room Sp-3570, PO Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 7036263; fax: +31 10 7036811.

Received 19 September 2011 ,Revised 17 November 2011 ,Accepted 12 December 2011.

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☆ Grants/support: Roche Netherlands B.V. supported PhD research of E.M. Bakker by an unrestricted research grant. In addition studies of the PhD-thesis were supported by a grant from the “Stichting Vrienden van het Sophia” (‘Friends of Sophia’ Foundation).

☆☆ Abstract presentation: Preliminary data from this study have been presented as an abstract on the ECFS conference (16–19 June 2010) and on the NACF conference (21–23 October 2010).

PII: S1569-1993(11)00249-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2011.12.003

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 223-230 , May 2012

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