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AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Capillary Blood Gas Sampling for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

Dana L Evans, Teresa A Volsko, Emily Capellari and Shawna L Strickland
Respiratory Care September 2022, 67 (9) 1190-1204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.10151

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