The Tracheotomy Punch for Urgent Tracheotomy
โ Scribed by Ryan M. Mitchell; David W. Eisele; David Goldenberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 377 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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