Effects of a low concentration of isoflurane on contrast sensitivity in volunteers

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-179

  Taylor, S R J ^a   Khan, O A ^a   Swart, M L ^a   Lockwood, G G ^b   Jones, J G ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Brain, monitoring, contrast sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; LUMINANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031820465     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.2.176     Document Type: Article

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