An unusual foreign body in the larynx: A case report

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1164-1165

  Bhat, N A ^a,b   Oates, J ^a  

^a Department of Otolaryngology   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Larynx, foreign body

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FINGER NAIL; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LARYNX; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030450015     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100136035     Document Type: Article

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