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The changing indications for tracheostomy in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. C. Swift*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Liverpool. Senior Registrar in Otorhinolaryngology.
J. H. Rogers
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Liverpool. Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology.
*
The University Department of Oto-Rhion-Laryngology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescot Street, P.O.Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX.

Abstract

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Research Article
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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