Cervical aerocele in a tracheotomy dependent pediatric patient
✍ Scribed by J.Patrick O’Neal; W.Edward Wood; Patricia A. Gilroy; Thomas R. O’Donnell
- Book ID
- 116563595
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-5876
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