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The laryngeal tube device: a simple and timely adjunct to airway management☆

Christopher S. Russi
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA

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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA

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Cari L. Wilcox
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  • Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, IA 52242, USA
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Hans R. House
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2006.03.018

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      ☆Presented at the October 2005 SAEM Midwestern Regional Meeting, Detroit, Mich.

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