International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 959-961 , July 2009

Pediatric tracheotomies: A 37-year experience in 282 children

  • Suay Özmen

      Affiliations

    • Bursa Dörtçelik Childrens Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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  • Ömer Afsin Özmen

      Affiliations

    • Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bursa, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ömer Faruk Ünal

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara, Turkey

Received 14 January 2009 ,Revised 16 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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PII: S0165-5876(09)00161-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.020

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 959-961 , July 2009

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