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. 2007 Mar;92(3):195-6.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.094979.

Hypertonic saline inhalation in cystic fibrosis--salt in the wound, or sweet success?

Beth Enderby  1 , Iolo Doull
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Hypertonic saline inhalation in cystic fibrosis--salt in the wound, or sweet success?

Beth Enderby et al. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

A large‐scale study has put hypertonic saline back in the spotlight

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00117208.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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