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Anesthesiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1426-1428

  Berge, Keith H ^a   Seppala, Marvin D ^b   Lanier, William L ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

AFTERCARE; ANESTHESIST; DRUG SCREENING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NURSE ANESTHETIST; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 67650086718     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a207ab     Document Type: Letter

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