Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 41-48 , March 2005

Traumatic Emergencies Involving the Pediatric Airway

  • David L. Mandell, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Dr David L. Mandell, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2004.12.004

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 41-48 , March 2005

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