A Broken Metallic Tracheostomy Tube

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  • Mohammad Naeimi Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck surgery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Mohsen Rajati Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck surgery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Tirzad Fooladvand 2Department of otorhinolaryngology, Qhaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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volume 24  issue 4

pages  203- 203

publication date 2012-10-01

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