The role of World War II and the European theater of operations in the development of anesthesiology as a physician specialty in the USA

Anesthesiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 907-914

  Waisel, David B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 0035025038     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200105000-00031     Document Type: Article

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