The story of the gauge

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 575-581

  Poll J S ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gauge; History; Needle size

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS; LEGISLATION; NEEDLES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 0345085479     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00895.x     Document Type: Review

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