Carbon monoxide within circle systems

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1037-1040

  Harrison, N ^a   Knowles, A C ^a   Welchew, E A ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment; breathing systems, closed; Gases, nonanaesthetic; carbon monoxide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BREATHING APPARATUS; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029909439     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb14999.x     Document Type: Article

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