Methylxanthines for the treatment of apnea associated with bronchiolitis and anesthesia
David G. McNamara MBChB,
Gillian M. Nixon MD FRACP MBChB,
Brian J. Anderson PhD FANZCA FJFICM,
David G. McNamara MBChB
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Starship Children's Hospital
Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland School of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorGillian M. Nixon MD FRACP MBChB
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Starship Children's Hospital
Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland School of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorBrian J. Anderson PhD FANZCA FJFICM
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland School of Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorDavid G. McNamara MBChB,
Gillian M. Nixon MD FRACP MBChB,
Brian J. Anderson PhD FANZCA FJFICM,
David G. McNamara MBChB
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Starship Children's Hospital
Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland School of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorGillian M. Nixon MD FRACP MBChB
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Starship Children's Hospital
Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland School of Medicine
Search for more papers by this authorBrian J. Anderson PhD FANZCA FJFICM
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland School of Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand
Search for more papers by this authorDr David McNamara, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand (email: [email protected]).
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