A curios moment: the proposal to certify nurse anesthetists by the American board of anesthesiology

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 614-619

  Bacon, Douglas R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Vet Admin W New York Hlthcare S   (United States)

^c VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

academe history; Agatha Hodgins; American Board of Anesthesiology; anesthesiology; biography; Helen Lamb; Miriam Shupp; nurse anesthesia; Paul Wood, MD; Ralph Waters, MD

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ART; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; NURSE ANESTHETIST; STANDARD; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CERTIFICATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PORTRAITS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030273914     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(96)00149-3     Document Type: Article

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