Problematic intubation in soldiers: Are there predisposing factors?

Military Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-113

  Abraham, Ron Ben ^a   Yaalom, Ran ^a   Kluger, Yoram ^b   Stein, Michael ^a   Weinbroum, Abraham ^b   Paret, Gideon ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; NECK; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; SOLDIER; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034003768     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/165.2.111     Document Type: Article

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