Should same anaesthetist do preoperative anaesthetic visit and give subsequent anaesthetic? Questionnaire survey of anaesthetists

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7406, 2003, Pages 79-80

  Simini, Bruno ^a   Bertolini, Guido ^b  

^a Rianimazione e Terapia Antalgica   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0037560418     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7406.79     Document Type: Article

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