Medical assessment of the paediatric patient

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-15

  Black, A E ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Children, preoperative assessment; Infants, preoperative assessment; Neonates, preoperative assessment

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NEWBORN DISEASE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033019830     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/83.1.3     Document Type: Article

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