Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , June 2006

Ventilator Management: What Does It All Mean?

  • Mitchell R. Goldstein, MD, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Mitchell R. Goldstein, MD, FAAP, Department of Neonatal Medicine, 1135 South Sunset Ave., Suite #406, West Covina, CA 91790.

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2006.03.003

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , June 2006