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Review
. 2015 Feb;65(631):99-100.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X683653.

Adult supraglottitis: a potential airway emergency that can present in primary care

Annakan V Navaratnam  1 , Matthew E Smith  1 , Azeem Majeed  2 , Donald J McFerran  1
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Review

Adult supraglottitis: a potential airway emergency that can present in primary care

Annakan V Navaratnam et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2015 Feb.
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