Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 166-170 , October 2008

Endogenous Nitric Oxide in the Nasal Airways of Healthy Term Newborn Infants in Taiwan

  • Chun-Cheng Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tao-Yuan Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Ming Hua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chuen-Ming Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeong-Seng Yuh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Cathay General Hospital, 280 Section 4, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan

Received 14 December 2007 ,Revised 9 May 2008 ,Accepted 19 September 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60003-6

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60003-6

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 166-170 , October 2008

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