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. 2003 Mar;88(2):F84–F88. doi: 10.1136/fn.88.2.F84

Oxygen administration in infants

B Frey, F Shann
PMCID: PMC1721518  PMID: 12598492

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(A) Headbox oxygen; (B) facemask; (C) oxygen administration by holding an oxygen source near the infant's face; (D) nasal cannulae; (E) nasal catheter; (F) nasopharyngeal catheter.

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