Translaryngeal Tracheostomy: Experience of 340 Cases
β Scribed by Michael D. Sharpe; Lorne S. Parnes; John W. Drover; Chris Harris
- Book ID
- 110084303
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 762 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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