A three-decade perspective on anesthesia safety

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 985-989

  Lanier, William L ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; SAFETY; SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; HUMANS; SAFETY;

EID: 33947303656     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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