Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1652-1658 , August 2008

Prevalence and Prediction of Difficult Intubation in Maxillofacial Surgery Patients

  • Aysegul Mine Tuzuner-Oncul, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Tuzuner-Oncul: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, 06500 Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Zuhal Kucukyavuz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.

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PII: S0278-2391(08)00218-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.062

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1652-1658 , August 2008

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