Are exercise programs an effective treatment for children with cystic fibrosis?
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Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Portex Respiratory Medicine Unit, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, UK *Author for correspondence: Tel.: +44 207 905 2178; Fax: +44 207 813 8514; [email protected] “...recent pilot studies in subjects with more advanced disease, where the exercise intervention runs over a longer period, have implied marked improvements in a variety of outcomes...”
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