Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 90-93 , March 2007

Measurement of maximal pressures and the sniff manoeuvre in children

  • Brigitte Fauroux

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 26 avenue du Docteur Arnold Netter, 75571 Paris Cedex 12, France. Tel.: +33 1 44 73 66 18; Fax: +33 1 44 73 67 18.
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  • Guillaume Aubertin

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PII: S1526-0542(07)00006-1

doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2007.02.006

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 90-93 , March 2007

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