Paradoxical vocal cord motion disorder: Past, present and future

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 977, 2007, Pages 164-172

  Ibrahim, Wanis H ^a   Gheriani, Heitham A ^b   Almohamed, Ahmed A ^a   Raza, Tasleem ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; TRACHEOSTOMY; VOCAL CORD DISORDER;

ASTHMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; TERMINOLOGY; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 33947497817     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.052522     Document Type: Review

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