Dr. Lawrence W Matthews DO
Family Practitioner
2103 Ingersoll Ave Des Moines IA, 50312Rating
5/5
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Dr. Lawrence Matthews is a family practitioner practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Matthews specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Matthews possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pulmonary function and morbidity in 40 adult patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Pulmonary function and morbidity in 40 adult patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Symptomatic hepatic disease in cystic fibrosis: incidence, course, and outcome of portal systemic hunting.
- Open thoracotomy for pneumothorax in cystic fibrosis.
- Utilization of I131-labeled cases in the study of protein digestion and absorption.
- Use of I131 - labeled protein in the study of protein digestion and absorption in children with and without cystic fibrosis of the pancreas.
- Fat metabolism in nephrotic hyperlipemia.
- Utilization of exogenous fat and turnover rate of endogenous fat in the normal and hypophysectomized rat.
- Study of fat absorption utilizing I 131-labeled corn oil in infants and children with and without steatorrhea.
- Studies involving fat utilization in traumatized rats.
- "Break-through in cystic fibrosis".
- Human pulmonary secretions in health and disease.
- Roentgen diagnosis of complications of cystic fibrosis.
- STUDIES ON PULMONARY SECRETIONS. I. THE OVER-ALL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PULMONARY SECRETIONS FROM PATIENTS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS, BRONCHIECTASIS, AND LARYNGECTOMY.
- CURRENT THERAPY IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS.
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