New perioperative cervical injury: Medical and legal implications for patients and anesthesia providers

Anesthesiology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 729-731

  Lanier, William L ^a   Warner, Mark A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 79953201833     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182104884     Document Type: Editorial

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