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Infant air travel, bronchiolitis, and the environment
  1. STEFAN MEYER
  1. ANDREW J BRADBURY, Consultant Paediatrician
  1. SpR Paediatrics
  2. South Manchester University Hospital
  3. Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road
  4. Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
  5. email: mdmgssm3@fs1.cmht.nwest.nhs.uk
  6. South Manchester University Hospital

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Editor,—Probably like most doctors looking after children, we feel uneasy when asked whether it would “be alright” to take small children and infants on plane journeys for holidays. Controversy continues as to whether flying might be harmful for infants,1-4 and it is questionable whether infants benefit from weekend breaks or long distance holidays in search of better weather. However, we suspect that the air travelling population will get increasingly younger and we will be asked more frequently. As long as solid data about the safety of …

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