Evaluation of "difficult airway predictors in pediatric population" as a clinical investigation

Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Aggarwal, Anurag ^a   Sharma, Kavita Rani ^a   Verma, Uttam Chand ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Difficult airway; Laryngoscopy; Mask ventilation; Pediatric population

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880000428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21556148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000256     Document Type: Article

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