Forestier disease: an unusual cause of upper airway obstruction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1072.e1-1072.e3

  Caminos, Carlos Beaumont ^a   Cenoz, Idoya Zazpe ^a   Louis, Clint Jean ^a   Otano, Tomás Belzunegui ^a   Esáin, Bernabé Fenández ^a   Pérez de Ciriza, María Teresa Fortún ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANKYLOSING HYPEROSTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICOTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SUPINE POSITION; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 54349128843     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.048     Document Type: Article

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