American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 57-58 , January 2010

Headlight with fiber-optic xenon light source may cause harm to patients

Received 29 April 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00177-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.08.012

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 57-58 , January 2010

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