Guidelines in anaesthesia: Support or constraint?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Smith, A ^a,b   Alderson, P ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84863588521     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes149     Document Type: Editorial

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