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Comment
. 2003 Mar;96(3):913.
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000044041.84943.D9.

Intubation in morbidly obese patients

Mohammad A Siyam  1 , Dan Benhamou
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Comment

Intubation in morbidly obese patients

Mohammad A Siyam et al. Anesth Analg. 2003 Mar.
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  • Morbid obesity and tracheal intubation.
    Brodsky JB, Lemmens HJ, Brock-Utne JG, Vierra M, Saidman LJ. Brodsky JB, et al. Anesth Analg. 2002 Mar;94(3):732-6; table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200203000-00047. Anesth Analg. 2002. PMID: 11867407

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