Pediatric tracheotomies in an Asian population: The Singapore experience

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-250

  Ang, Annette H C ^a   Chua, Dennis Y K ^b   Pang, Kenny P ^c   Tan, Henry K K ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23744463133     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.03.085     Document Type: Article

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