Comparison of nasal prongs with nasal catheters in the delivery of oxygen to children with hypoxia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 365-368

  Muhe, Lulu ^a   Degefu, Hirut ^a   Worku, Bogale ^a   Oljira, Birhane ^a   Mulholland, E Kim ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCUS; NEWBORN; NURSING; OBSTRUCTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032444715     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.6.365     Document Type: Article

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