Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , March 2006

Prehospital Pediatric Airway Management

  • Julian B. Orenstein, MD, FAAP, FACEP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Julian B. Orenstein, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Department of Emergency Medicine, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, MD.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.01.007

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , March 2006

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