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Prediction of difficult mask ventilation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2005

P. Gautam
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana, India
T. K. Gaul
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana, India
N. Luthra
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana, India
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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