Attitudes of Mexican anesthesiologists to indicate preoperative fasting periods: A cross-sectional survey

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Ramírez Mora, Juan Carlos ^a   Moyao García, Diana ^a   Nava Ocampo, Alejandro A ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EXPERIENCE; FRUIT JUICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEXICO; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037973068     PISSN: 14712253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-2-3     Document Type: Article

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