International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 975-980 , July 2009

Experience of the school-aged child with tracheostomy

  • Mihir R. Patel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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  • Carlton J. Zdanski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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  • Kathleen A. Abode

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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  • Cynthia A. Reilly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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  • Elizabeth B. Malinzak

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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  • Jacob N. Stein

      Affiliations

    • Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • William T. Harris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
    • ,
  • Amelia F. Drake

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospitals, 170 Manning Dr., Ground Floor POB, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. Tel.: +1 919 966 3342; fax: +1 919 966 7941.

Received 22 January 2009 ,Revised 14 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.018

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 975-980 , July 2009

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