Use of the ASA Physical Status Grading System in pediatric practice

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-222

  Aplin, Stephanie ^a   Baines, David ^a   De Lima, Jonathan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

American Society of Anesthesiologists; Anesthesia; Grading; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 33846634567     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02094.x     Document Type: Article

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