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Original Article

Potential risk of hypoxaemia in patients with severe pneumonia but no hypoxaemia on initial assessment: a prospective pilot trial

S C SinghiAdvanced Paediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
A K BaranwalAdvanced Paediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
GuruprasadAdvanced Paediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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B BhartiAdvanced Paediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Pages 22-26 | Received 08 Mar 2011, Accepted 11 Oct 2011, Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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