Morphometric study of cricoid cartilages in Western India

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 542-547

  Joshi, Mohini ^a   Joshi, Sharda ^b   Joshi, Subhash ^b  

^a Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^b Arbindo Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Cricoid cartilage; Larynx; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CRICOID; DISSECTION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INDIA; LARYNX; MORPHOMETRICS; WEIGHT;

EID: 80355137729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.816     Document Type: Article

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