Fiberoptic awake intubation in a patient with Cervico-Oksiptal fixator
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Anesthesia and Reanimation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1307-7635
DOI: 10.5152/tjar.2013.22