Pulmonary complications associated with head and neck cancer surgery

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 558-561

  Manzoor, Tahir ^a   Ahmed, Zubair ^a   Sheikh, Nadeem Ahmed ^a   Khan, Muzaffar Mehmood ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bronchopneumonia; Head and neck cancer surgery; Pulmonary complications; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950814684     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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