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Editorial
. 2018 Mar;14(1):5-7.
doi: 10.1183/20734735.001118.

Myths and maxims in paediatric respiratory medicine

Jayesh M Bhatt  1 , Andrew Bush  2   3
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Editorial

Myths and maxims in paediatric respiratory medicine

Jayesh M Bhatt et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Introducing a new series of articles focusing on myths and maxims related to conditions clinicians in paediatric respiratory medicine encounter on a regular basis http://ow.ly/sUid30hWIs2.

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