Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 298-302 , September 2009

Association of Rapid Head Growth in Children Following Tracheostomy Tube Placement

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 Supported in part by the Endowed Chair, Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

 Abstract presented at the 32nd Critical Care Congress, March 2003, San Antonio, TX.

 Note: Figure 1 is available in color online at www.jpedhc.org.

PII: S0891-5245(08)00237-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.08.005

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 298-302 , September 2009