Shwachman-Kulczycki score still useful to monitor cystic fibrosis severity
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Shwachman-Kulczycki score still useful to monitor cystic fibrosis severity
INTRODUCTION The Shwachman-Kulczycki score was the first scoring system used in cystic fibrosis to assess disease severity. Despite its subjectivity, it is still widely used. OBJECTIVE To study correlations among forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), chest radiography, chest computed tomography, 6-minute walk test, and Shwachman-Kulczycki score in patients with cystic fibrosis and to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011000600010