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Original Contributions

Impact of System-Wide King LT Airway Implementation on Orotracheal Intubation

, MD, MPH, , BA & , MD, MPH
Pages 570-577 | Received 06 Jul 2015, Accepted 04 Mar 2016, Published online: 08 Apr 2016

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