The prevalence of cystic fibrosis in the European Union.
This study combined a variety of methods to determine the prevalence of cystic fibrosis in the European Union. The results of literature reviews, surveys, and registry analyses revealed a mean prevalence of 0.737/10,000 in the 27 EU countries, which is similar to the value of 0.797 in the United States, and only one outlier, namely the Republic of Ireland at 2.98.
Farrell
Philip M
PM
The School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 610 Walnut Street, 785 WARF, Madison, WI 53726-2397, United States. pmfarrell@wisc.edu
D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005062:European Union / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence