Laryngoscopy — its past and future

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue , 2004, Pages R21-R25

  Cooper, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Difficult Airway; Direct Laryngoscopy; Laryngeal Mask Airway; Macintosh Laryngoscope; Tracheal Intubation

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549057895     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018336     Document Type: Note

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