Time to change the paradigm? Which paradigm?: Letters to the Editor

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1099-1100

  Kempen, P M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; METOPROLOL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68849126943     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02042.x     Document Type: Letter

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