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Tracheostomy ‘decannulation panic’ in children: fact or fiction?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Robert J. Black ,
David L. Baldwin  and
Andrew N. Johns
Robert J. Black*
Affiliation:
Hospital for Sick Children, London. Currently Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
David L. Baldwin
Affiliation:
Hospital for Sick Children, London.
Andrew N. Johns
Affiliation:
Hospital for Sick Children, London. Currently Consultant ENT Surgeon, Kent County Aural and Ophthalmic Hospital.
*
Dr. R. J. Black, 201 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane 4000, Australia.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 98 , Issue 3 , March 1984 , pp. 297 - 304
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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