PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - L. George AU - A. P. Norman TI - Life Tables for Cystic Fibrosis AID - 10.1136/adc.46.246.139 DP - 1971 Apr 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood PG - 139--143 VI - 46 IP - 246 4099 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/46/246/139.short 4100 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/46/246/139.full SO - Arch Dis Child1971 Apr 01; 46 AB - Life tables for 128 children with cystic fibrosis without meconium ileus, and for 43 cases with meconium ileus, have been constructed for the five years starting in 1964. These are compared with similar tables constructed for the preceding 20 years and show narrowing of the gap between the life expectancy of those entered at birth and at diagnosis, and a very obvious improvement in survival rate. It is suggested that this is due to earlier diagnosis and treatment.