Indicators of anesthesia safety and quality

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 239-243

  Lagasse, Robert S ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0036113929     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200204000-00016     Document Type: Review

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