Back to basics: If it's dry, wet it: Case for humidification of nasal continuous positive airway pressure air

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 617-619

  Brown, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; MEASUREMENT; MOUTH BREATHING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0034060848     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.3.617     Document Type: Editorial

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