Morbid Obesity and Tracheal Intubation

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Anesthesia and Analgesia

• Publication date

  2002-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1097/00000539-200203000-00047PMID 11867407
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