Description
Book SynopsisExplains the findings on genetic origins of cystic fibrosis together with implementation of treatment. This book focuses on tropical, ethical, and psychosocial issues.
Table of ContentsPreface (Dennis Shale).
Management in children (E. Joan Hiller).
Management in adults (Dennis Shale).
Experimental work in mice (Julia R. Dorin and David J. Porteous).
The cystic fibrosis gene (Alan W. Cuthbert).
Lung injury (Dennis Shale and J. Stuart Elborn).
Infection (Niels Hoiby and Christian Koch).
Gastrointestinal and nutritional aspects (Hinda Kopelman).
Transplantation (J. Dark and P. Corris).
Social and psychological perspectives (S. Wynn-Knight).
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