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In reply: advantage of Parker Flex-tip Tube® in endotracheal intubation using AirwayScope® videolaryngoscope

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Correspondence to Akihiro Suzuki.

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This author’s reply refers to the letter to the editor at doi:10.1007/s00540-012-1503-6.

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Suzuki, A., Tampo, A. & Kunisawa, T. In reply: advantage of Parker Flex-tip Tube® in endotracheal intubation using AirwayScope® videolaryngoscope. J Anesth 27, 314–315 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-012-1504-5

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