Improving surfactant therapy: Development of a neonatal upper airway model for in vitro aerosol deposition testing

E. Goikoetxea, A. Rivas, R. Antón, F. J. Basterretxea, L. Miñambres, E. Méndez Alija, C. Rey-Santano, A. Valls i Soler, P. Serna-Grande, V. Mielgo, E. Ruiz-Del-Yerro, M. A. Gómez-Solaetxe, X. Murgia (Barakaldo, Leioa, San Sebastián, Portugalete, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Neonatal and paediatric intensive care
Session: Neonatal and paediatric intensive care
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2062
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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