Preoperative laboratory testing: necessary or overkill?

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue , 2004, Pages R53-R58

  Roizen, Michael F ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Preanesthetic Evaluation; Preoperative Evaluation; Preoperative Evaluation Clinic; Preoperative Test; Primary Care Physician

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645311080     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018343     Document Type: Note

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