Patient safety in anesthesia - Continuing challenges and opportunities;La sécurité du patient en anesthésie - Possibilités et défis permanents

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-322

  Wade, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; BOLUS INJECTION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CANADA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0038000381     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021025     Document Type: Editorial

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