title: The prevalence of cystic fibrosis in the European Union.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Farrell
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005062:European Union / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence