The Electrolyte Content of the Sweat in Fibrocystic Disease of the Pancreas
Open Access
- 31 March 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 32 (162), 82-84
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.32.162.82
Abstract
A method for the collection of sweat and the determination of its sodium and chloride content is described. Values for 20 control patients and 12 children with fibrocystic disease are given. The latter show consistently significant higher values.Keywords
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