The anaesthesia consult clinic: Does it matter which anaesthetist sees the patient?

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 802-808

  Down, Matthew P ^a   Wong, David T ^a   McGuire, Glenn P ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031741512     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012154     Document Type: Article

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