Avoidance of endobronchial intubation

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7783, 2010, Pages 1111-

  O'Connor, Christopher J ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRONCHI; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL;

EID: 78649570901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5936     Document Type: Editorial

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