Changing anesthesiologists' practice patterns: Can it be done?

Anesthesiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 260-269

  Cohen, Marsha M ^a,c   Rose, D Keith ^b   Yee, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesiology: academic detailing; physicians' practice patterns; Complications, postoperative: nausea; vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0029810718     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199608000-00006     Document Type: Article

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