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Editorial
. 2021 Aug;56(8):2395-2396.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.25460. Epub 2021 May 19.

Postextubation airway obstruction in children: Are steroids the key to prevention?

Kaitlin Verdone  1 , Christopher M Watson  1
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Editorial

Postextubation airway obstruction in children: Are steroids the key to prevention?

Kaitlin Verdone et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Aug.
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