Uses of MAC

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-169

  White, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; SEVOFLURANE;

ACCURACY; AGE; ANALYZER; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIST; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCISION; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; METABOLIC RATE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0041700055     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg160     Document Type: Editorial

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