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Research Article

Out-of-Hospital Lingual Dystonia Resulting in Airway Obstruction

Ryan C. JacobsenFrom the Emergency Department, Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, MissouriCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, EMT-P
Pages 537-540 | Received 14 Mar 2011, Accepted 25 Mar 2011, Published online: 08 Aug 2011

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