Exploration of the relationship between hypoxia and measures of clinical status and inflammation in children with cystic fibrosis

Hypoxia in cystic fibrosis (CF) may occur during sleep, and also during exercise, chest exacerbations and air travel. No standardised definition of nocturnal hypoxia in CF exists. Theoretical evidence suggests hypoxia may have a deleterious impact on clinical status in CF, due to effects on upregula...

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Main Author: Urquhart, D. S.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.564825