The delayed arrival: From Davy (1800) to Morton (1846)

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Adams, Aileen K ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS   (United Kingdom)

^e Royal College of Surgeons

^f History of Anaesthesia Society

^g Section of Anaesthetics

^h NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Ether; History; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

ETHER; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DENTISTRY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030023422     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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