Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

, Volume 49, Issue 8, pp 767–771 | Cite as

Airway management: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Editorials

Le contrôle des voies aériennes: du meilleur au pire

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of AnesthesiaQEII Health Sciences CentreHalifaxCanada

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