Predictors of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in Indigenous adult residents of central Australia: results of a case–control study
The human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with pulmonary inflammation. Indigenous Australians in central Australia have a very high prevalence of HTLV-1 infection and we hypothesised that this might contribute to high rates of bronchiectasis in this population. 80 Indigenous adu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2019-12-01
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| Series: | ERJ Open Research |
| Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/4/00001-2019.full |