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  1. Division of Neonatology, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Munich, Germany

    Andreas Schulze MD, PhD

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilian University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Andreas Schulze MD, PhD

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  1. C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, 48109, Michigan, USA

    Steven M. Donn

  2. University of Durham, Consultant in Ped and Neonatal Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Neonatal Medicine, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom

    Sunil K. Sinha

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Schulze, A. (2012). Respiratory Gas Conditioning and Humidification. In: Donn, S., Sinha, S. (eds) Manual of Neonatal Respiratory Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2155-9_11

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