UK anaesthetic training and the law of unintended consequences. Cause for concern?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-322

  Spargo, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEGLIGENCE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; SHIFT WORKER; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK SCHEDULE; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 15944401011     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.04117.x     Document Type: Editorial

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