Safety issues during surgical monitoring

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue C, 2008, Pages 882-898

  MacDonald, David B ^a   Deletis, Vedran ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77952651972     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(07)08065-3     Document Type: Review

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