Episodic stridor in a child secondary to vocal cord dysfunction
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Dr. Marie-Martine Logvinoff MD
Departments of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University, 4800 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX 79905Search for more papers by this authorKam Y. Lau MD
Departments of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorDavid B. Weinstein MD
Departments of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorPhool Chandra MD
Departments of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dr. Marie-Martine Logvinoff MD
Departments of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University, 4800 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX 79905Search for more papers by this authorKam Y. Lau MD
Departments of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorDavid B. Weinstein MD
Departments of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Search for more papers by this authorPhool Chandra MD
Departments of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
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