Mobile phones and the developing world

Anaesthesia

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 945-950

  Sheraton, T E ^a   Wilkes, A R ^b   Hall, J E ^b  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICES; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOBILE PHONE; PULSE OXIMETER; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIMETRY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84864712454     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07298.x     Document Type: Review

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