Acute upper-airway obstruction in a patient with achalasia

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 687-689

  Turkot, S ^a   Golzman, B ^a   Kogan, J ^a   Valid, E B ^a   Lebovici, O ^a   Oren, S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

EID: 0030936423     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70259-2     Document Type: Article

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