Anaesthetic management of the morbidly obese patient

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 481-483

  Hunter, John D ^b   Reid, Colin ^b   Noble, David ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0032088388     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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