Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 105-109 , September 2009

Exercise and physical activity in children with cystic fibrosis

  • Donna L. Wilkes

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Jane E. Schneiderman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Thanh Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Liane Heale

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Fiona Moola

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Department of Exercise Sciences, The University of Toronto, Labatt Family Heart Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
    • ,
  • Felix Ratjen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Allan L. Coates

      Affiliations

    • Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Greg D. Wells

      Affiliations

    • Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Anaesthesia, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Respiratory Medicine, Rm. 4534, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8. Tel: +1 416 710 4618; Fax: +1 416 813 5109.

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doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2009.04.001

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 105-109 , September 2009

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