Patient perception of the role of anesthesiologists: a perspective from the Caribbean

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 504-509

  Hariharan, Seetharaman ^a   Merritt Charles, Lorna ^a   Chen, Deryk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Public image; Role of anesthesiologists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33751292844     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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