Reducing cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 311-314

  Coriat, Pierre ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031673795     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-199806000-00013     Document Type: Editorial

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