What surgeons want in operating rooms

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 256-262

  Patkin, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Design; Equipment; Operating rooms; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EID: 0346639269     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700310021133     Document Type: Article

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