International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 963-967 , July 2009

Foreign body aspiration in children: The value of diagnostic criteria

  • Gursu Kiyan

      Affiliations

    • Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tophanelioglu cad. 13-15, Altunizade Uskudar, 34662 Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 216 546 0016; fax: +90 216 325 7217.
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  • Basar Gocmen

      Affiliations

    • Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tophanelioglu cad. 13-15, Altunizade Uskudar, 34662 Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Halil Tugtepe

      Affiliations

    • Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tophanelioglu cad. 13-15, Altunizade Uskudar, 34662 Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Fazilet Karakoc

      Affiliations

    • Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Elif Dagli

      Affiliations

    • Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Tolga E. Dagli

      Affiliations

    • Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tophanelioglu cad. 13-15, Altunizade Uskudar, 34662 Istanbul, Turkey

Received 22 January 2009 ,Revised 15 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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PII: S0165-5876(09)00162-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.021

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 963-967 , July 2009

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