The multifactorial origins of respiratory morbidity in patients surviving neonatal repair of esophageal atresia

<br/>Esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (EA±TEF) occurs in 1 out of every 3000 births. Current survival approaches 95% and research is therefore focused on morbidity and health-related quality of life issues. <br/>Up to 50% of neonates with EA±TEF have one or mo...

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Main Authors: Ana Catarina eFragoso, Juan A. Tovar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2014.00039/full