Is ASA classification a valid prognosticator in octogenarians? probably not

Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Research

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Visnjevac, Ognjen ^a   Nader, Nader D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Guideline use; Practice improvement; Preoperative testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887206351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21556148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000350     Document Type: Article

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