The Cystic Fibrosis Survival Gap: Why Do Canadians Fare Better Than Americans?
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) has chronicled considerable improvement during recent decades in the median predicted survival of US patients with cystic fibrosis. Increased survival has been attributed to better nutrition, particularly in infants and young children; the appr...
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| Published in: | Annals of internal medicine Vol. 166; no. 8; pp. 599 - 600 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
American College of Physicians
18-04-2017
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| Summary: | The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) has chronicled considerable improvement during recent decades in the median predicted survival of US patients with cystic fibrosis. Increased survival has been attributed to better nutrition, particularly in infants and young children; the approval and use of new medications for cystic fibrosis complications; and continual improvement in quality of care, a powerful tool made possible by CFFPR data transparency. Here, Flume and VanDevanter discuss the survival analysis of cystic fibrosis between Canadians and American. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Commentary-1 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4819 1539-3704 |
| DOI: | 10.7326/M17-0564 |