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Improved survival in cystic fibrosis patients with severely impaired lung function
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  1. Vishal Narwani
  1. Correspondence to Vishal Narwani, Medical student, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK; vishal.narwani.10{at}ucl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200357

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    A forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) less than 30% predicted has been accepted as the threshold at which 50% of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) survive 2 years or less. However, this estimate, made in the early 1990s, does not take into account recent developments in treatment. This cohort study aimed to …

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