Medical litigation as a result of awareness during general anaesthesia: A case report

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-268

  Porzionato, Andrea ^a   Manani, Giovanni ^a   Montisci, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 34547559884     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.47.3.265     Document Type: Article

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