SIMPLE AND RELIABLE METHOD OF INSERTING A NASOGASTRIC TUBE DURING ANASTHESIA
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/44.6.610-b