The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 634-638 , April 2010

High Flow Nasal Cannulae Therapy in Infants with Bronchiolitis

  • Christine McKiernan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Baystate Children's Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Lee Chadrick Chua, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
    • ,
  • Paul F. Visintainer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of Academic Affairs, Baystate Health System, Springfield, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Holley Allen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Baystate Children's Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts

Received 29 April 2009 ,Revised 19 August 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)01084-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.039

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 4 , Pages 634-638 , April 2010

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