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7% Hypertonic saline in acute bronchiolitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Source citation: Jacobs JD, Foster M, Wan J, Pershad J. Pediatrics 2014;133:E8

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Jospeh L. Mathew

  2. Consultant Pediatrician and Pulmonologist, Sundaram Medical Foundation, Dr Rangarajan Memorial Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    So. Shivbalan

  3. Consultant Pediatrician, Max Healthcare, New Delhi, India

    Vineet Sehgal

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Mathew, J.L., Shivbalan, S. & Sehgal, V. 7% Hypertonic saline in acute bronchiolitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial . Indian Pediatr 51, 221–222 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-014-0372-5

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