Titre :
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Delayed diagnosis of US females with cystic fibrosis. (2002)
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Auteurs :
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Hui-Chuan LAI ;
Philip-M FARRELL ;
Michael-R KOSOROK ;
Anita LAXOVA ;
Linda-M MAKHOLM ;
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. Madison. WI. USA ;
Department of Pediatrics. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. Madison. WI. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of epidemiology (vol. 156, n° 2, 2002)
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Pagination :
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165-173
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Mucoviscidose
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Dépistage
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Age
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Diagnostic
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Nouveau né
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Homme
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Appareil respiratoire [pathologie]
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Appareil digestif [pathologie]
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Pancréas [pathologie]
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Maladie héréditaire
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Métabolisme [pathologie]
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS nXJqR0xi. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This study was conducted to examine a patient's age and condition at the time of diagnosis as one potential factor contributing to the "gender gap" in cystic fibrosis. The study population consisted of 11,275 US patients diagnosed during 1986-1998 and reported to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Registry in the same or the following calendar year. Parallel analyses were performed for Wisconsin patients identified prospectively during 1985-1994 to obtain more detailed information on their condition at diagnosis. Analyses of the registry data showed that females identified because of symptoms other than meconium ileus were diagnosed at significantly older ages (median, 12.7 months) than were males (median, 8.7 months) (p
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