A combination of the modified Mallampati score, thyromental distance, anatomical abnormality, and cervical mobility (M-TAC) predicts difficult laryngoscopy better than Mallampati classification
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- 30 June 2013
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
- Vol. 51 (2), 58-62
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aat.2013.06.005
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