An efficiency comparison of four heat and moisture exchangers used in the laryngectomized patient

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 814-820

  Grolman, Wilko ^c   Blom, Eric D ^a   Branson, Richard D ^b   Schouwenburg, Paul F ^d   Hamaker, Ronald C ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FILTER; HEAT; HUMIDIFIER; LARYNGECTOMY; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HEAT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LARYNGECTOMY; PRESSURE;

EID: 0030958963     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199706000-00017     Document Type: Article

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