title: Are infants really obligatory nasal breathers?
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Arizona 85006, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bergeson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009305:Nasopharynx; D012119:Respiration