Can plastic tracheotomy tubes harm baby boys?

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-14

  Mair, Asa A ^a   Mair, Eric A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Levine Children s Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 58149171777     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.10.025     Document Type: Note

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