Cricoid pressure

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 414-425

  Brimacombe, Joseph R ^a   Berry, Alison M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CRICOID; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGURGITATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; TRACHEA PRESSURE;

EID: 0030806217     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03014464     Document Type: Review

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