A simple method to correct infrared measurement of anaesthetic vapour concentration in the presence of methane

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 24-25

  Gootjes, P ^a   Moens, Y ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Klinik fur Nutztiere und Pferde   (Switzerland)

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EID: 50849097371     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.1997.tb00152.x     Document Type: Article

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