Surgical release for intubation purposes in postburn contractures of the neck

Burns

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 310-312

  Kreulen, M ^a   Mackie, D P ^a   Kreis, R W ^a   Groenevelt, F ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; BURN CONTRACTURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSTOMIA; NECK; NETHERLANDS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029886061     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-4179(95)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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