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10 - A Foundation for Teaching Airway Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2018

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Marc Hassid ,
J. Scott Walton ,
John J. Schaefer  and
Stephen F. Dierdorf
Edited by
Edwin A. Bowe ,
Randall M. Schell  and
Amy N. DiLorenzo
Edwin A. Bowe
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Randall M. Schell
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Amy N. DiLorenzo
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
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Education in Anesthesia
How to Deliver the Best Learning Experience
 , pp. 89 - 112
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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