Public awareness about the specialty of anesthesiology and the role of anesthesiologists: A national survey

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-17

  Lee, Jae Jun ^a   Lee, Nak Hun ^a   Park, Chong Min ^b   Hong, Sung Jin ^b   Kong, Myoung Hoon ^c   Lee, Kook Hyun ^d   Yon, Jun Heum ^e   Song, Sun Ok ^f  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Physician's role; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894083402     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2014.66.1.12     Document Type: Article

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