Tracheostomy in the young pediatric burn patient

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 537-540

  Coln, C Eric ^a   Purdue, Gary F ^a   Hunt, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0031954826     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.5.537     Document Type: Article

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