Diffusion of anaesthetic gases through different polymers

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-281

  Marx, T ^a,b   Froba G ^a   Bader S ^a   Villwock, J ^a   Georgieff, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia: inhalation; En flurane; Environmental pollution; Isoflurane; Nitrous oxide; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; POLYMER; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030061602     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04432.x     Document Type: Article

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