Monitoring neuromuscular transmission

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-106

  Beemer, G H ^a   Goonetilleke, P H ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ELECTRODE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029929145     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-7112(96)80065-2     Document Type: Article

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