Limits to patient choice: Example from anaesthesia

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7394, 2003, Pages 863-864

  Markham, Rachel ^a   Smith, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET RESTRICTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037454362     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7394.863     Document Type: Article

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