Clear plastic cups: A childhood choking hazard

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-251

  Weiss, Robert L ^a   Goldstein, Mark N ^a   Dharia, Amee ^a   Zahtz, Gerald ^a   Abramson, Allan L ^a   Patel, Mahendra ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirated; Bronchoscopy; Clear plastic; Foreign body; Misdiagnosis; Radiolucent

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS FOREIGN BODY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030297180     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(96)01393-6     Document Type: Article

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