Relationship of difficult laryngoscopy of long-term non-insulin-dependent diabetes and hand abnormality defected using the 'prayer sign' [7]

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-160

  Erden, V ^a   Basaranoglu, G ^a   Delatioglu, H ^a   Hamzaoglue, N S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038781036     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg583     Document Type: Letter

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