Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 90-94 , June 2009

Noninvasive Ventilation for the Treatment of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Diseases in Children

  • Christopher L. Carroll, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Christopher L. Carroll, MD, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT 06106.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.03.002

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 90-94 , June 2009

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