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Lung function decline is accelerated in South Africans with cystic fibrosis

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 58 , issue 1, pages: 24–27

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2015.1078156

Author(s): R MasekelaFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa, S OlorunjuBiostatistics Unit, South Africa, RJ GreenFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa, NT MagidimisaFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, South Africa,

Keywords: body mass index, growth, nutrition, pancreatic insufficiency, spirometry,

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Background: Poor nutritional status has been shown to be associated with a significant decline in lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis. There are few data published on the lung function decline and the effects of nutritional status in cystic fibrosis (CF) in South Africa.

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