Sword swallowing and its side effects

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7582, 2006, Pages 1285-1287

  Witcombe, Brian ^a   Meyer, Dan ^b  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Sword Swallowers' Association International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWALLOWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 33845935723     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39027.676690.55     Document Type: Article

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