Anesthetic deaths in a developing country

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 159-172

  Khan, Mueenullah ^a   Khan, Fauzia A ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthetic; Complications; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOVERY ROOM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECOVERY ROOM; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 34248160032     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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