Is fibreoptic percutaneous tracheostomy in ICU a breakthrough

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 514-516

  Agarwal, Ankit ^a   Singh, D K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84864691650     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
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