Absence of a gender gap in survival. An analysis of the Italian registry for cystic fibrosis in the paediatric age

The existence of gender-related differences since childhood in survival of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has been recently challenged. We evaluated the effect of gender on survival of 2293 CF patients born after 01/01/1988, followed up by 29 CF centres until 31/12/2004 and recorded in the Italian Re...

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Published in:	Journal of cystic fibrosis Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 313 - 317
Main Authors:	Viviani, Laura, Bossi, Anna, Assael, Baroukh Maurice
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2011
Subjects:	Adolescent Age Distribution Child Child, Preschool Cystic Fibrosis - epidemiology Female Humans Incidence Infant Italy - epidemiology Kaplan-Meier Estimate Longitudinal Studies Male Pulmonary/Respiratory Registries - statistics & numerical data Risk Factors Sex Distribution Italy
ISSN:	1569-1993, 1873-5010, 1873-5010
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