Log-jam in acid-base education and investigation: Why make it so difficult?

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-93

  Hooper, James ^a   Marshall, William J ^b   Miller, Arthur L ^c  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood gases; Hydrogen ion concentrations; Medical education; pH

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031962024     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500111     Document Type: Article

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