The anaesthetist and the environment: Editorial

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 435-437

  Sneyd, J R ^a   Montgomery, H ^b   Pencheon, D ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Sustainable Development Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIOXIN; METHANE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTIC; PLASTICIZER;

AIR POLLUTION; ANESTHESIST; CANCER RISK; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFUSION SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77950908067     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06332.x     Document Type: Editorial

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