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CPAP support should be considered as the first choice in severe bronchiolitis

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  1. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

    Alberto Medina

  2. Complejo Asistencial de Segovia, Segovia, Spain

    Pablo del Villar-Guerra

  3. Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain

    Vicent Modesto i Alapont

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Medina, A., del Villar-Guerra, P. & Modesto i Alapont, V. CPAP support should be considered as the first choice in severe bronchiolitis. Eur J Pediatr 178, 119–120 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-018-3280-1

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