Stridor - an unusual presentation of myxoedema
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An unusual presentation of stridor in an infant.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05966_16.x