Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 46-53 , March 2010

The Role of Heliox in Paediatric Respiratory Disease

  • Marie D. Frazier

      Affiliations

    • Division of Critical Care, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +1 304 691 1300; Fax: +1 304 691 1375.
    • ,
  • Ira M. Cheifetz

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Critical Care Medicine, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Duke Children's Hospital, Durham, NC 277710, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +1 304 691 1300; Fax: +1 304 691 1375.

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doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2009.10.008

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 46-53 , March 2010

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