Pulse oximetry in scleroderma patients: Concerns

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1303-1304

  Garg, R ^a   Verma, S ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSCULTATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SCLERODERMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 51749097563     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01720.x     Document Type: Letter

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