Control group bias: A potential cause of over-estimating the benefit of videolaryngoscopy on laryngeal view

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-125

  Hurford, D ^a   Cook, T ^a   Nolan, J ^a   Mihai, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STIFF NECK; VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPY;

EID: 84880192507     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet184     Document Type: Letter

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