The purpose of this report is to describe the College of American Pathologists sweat testing (SW) proficiency testing program for cystic fibrosis, to evaluate its impact on test performance, and to describe the current practice of sweat testing in North America. The study analyzed participant summar
Exercise testing in cystic fibrosis
β Scribed by David M. Orenstein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 20 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-6863
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