Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 8 , Pages 1633-1639 , August 2010

Predicting the severity of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome

Received 4 November 2009 ,Revised 17 January 2010 ,Accepted 18 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.01.022

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 8 , Pages 1633-1639 , August 2010