The use of home oxygen therapy for the management of children with acute bronchiolitis: the HiTHOx program

G. Hall, M. Verheggen, M. Pestell, S. Peter, C. Shackleton, G. Chaney, A. Martin (Perth, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Diagnosis and treatment of viral respiratory infections in early childhood
Session: Diagnosis and treatment of viral respiratory infections in early childhood
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3999
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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