Anaesthesia for major abdominal and urological surgery

Evidence-Based Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 223-246

  Myles, Paul ^a   Leslie, Kate ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84861553321     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544613.020     Document Type: Chapter

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