Postoperative nausea and vomiting in the recovery room a report from Guyana

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-36

  Harvey, Alexandra B ^a  

^a Public Hospital   (Guyana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GUYANA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUYANA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREVALENCE; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035290780     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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