The critically ill child with novel H1N1 influenza A: a case series.

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Published in Pediatr Crit Care Med on March 01, 2010

Authors

Justin L Lockman1, William A Fischer, Trish M Perl, Alexandra Valsamakis, David G Nichols

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anesthesiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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