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A new approach to the management of critical low tracheal obstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. J. Gleeson*
Affiliation:
London
S. Westaby
Affiliation:
London
*
Lecturer in Surgery, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT

Abstract

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Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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