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Fibreoptic intubation in patients after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the head and neck: difficulty and predictability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2005

H. J. Schmitt ,
H. Mang ,
J. Schmidt ,
J. Zenk  and
M. Radespiel-Tröger
H. J. Schmitt
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
H. Mang
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
J. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
J. Zenk
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck-Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
M. Radespiel-Tröger
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 21 , Issue 11 , November 2004 , pp. 925 - 927
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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