Resident Training Level and Quality of Anesthesia Care in a University Hospital

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 437-442

  Posner, Karen L ^a   Freund, Peter R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COST; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAFETY; SKILL; TRAINING;

EID: 1642500958     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000097173.20740.06     Document Type: Article

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