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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;75(11):1420-1423.
doi: 10.1111/anae.15223. Epub 2020 Aug 6.

New dimensions in airway management: risks for healthcare staff

S M Crawley  1 , B McGuire  1
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Editorial

New dimensions in airway management: risks for healthcare staff

S M Crawley et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; aerosol-generating procedure; infection; intubation.

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