Perioperative Considerations for the Morbidly Obese Patient

Advances in Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue , 2007, Pages 59-77

  Popescu, Wanda M ^a   Schwartz, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 36549053095     PISSN: 07376146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aan.2007.07.004     Document Type: Review

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