Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 8 , Pages 616-617 , December 2009

Airway injury caused by a Portex single-use bougie

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PII: S0952-8180(09)00274-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.03.006

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 8 , Pages 616-617 , December 2009

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