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JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2356-

  Flum, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646875747     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.20.2356     Document Type: Letter

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