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Websites
- Expert Advice on Cystic Fibrosis www.ecorn-cf.eu
- CF Trust Exercise Fact Sheet www.cftrust.org.uk/aboutcf/publications/factsheets
- US Department of Health and Human Services. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans 2008 www.health.gov/paguidelines/pdf/paguide.pdf