RT Book, Section A1 Tucker, Carole A. A2 Effgen, Susan K. SR Print(0) ID 1134003567 T1 Case Study: Cystic Fibrosis T2 Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children YR 2013 FD 2013 PB F. A. Davis Company PP New York, NY SN 9780803619425 LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1134003567 RD 2024/03/29 AB Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive condition affecting approximately 30,000 Americans and 60,000 people worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1,000 new cases are diagnosed yearly in the United States, with a known incidence of 1 per 3,900 live births. The disease prevalence varies greatly by ethnicity, with the highest prevalence occurring in Western European descendants and within the Ashkenazi Jewish population.