Problems in Anesthesia--Preoperative Evaluation in an Era of Cost Containment

From: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care | Date: June 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Problems in Anesthesia-Preoperative Evaluation in an Era of Cost Containment. L. A. Fleischer, D. S. Prough; Lippincott-Raven, 227 East Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA19106-3780, U.S.A.; Personal Subscription to Problems in Anesthesia, $U.S.137.00; 180 x 260 mm; pp. 276.

This is a multi-author review from the U.S.A., which to a large extent lives up to the promise of its title. It is part of a series of Problems in Anesthesia. There are several sections devoted to particular systems, i.e. lung, endocrine, liver, renal, coagulation, neurological and cardiac disease, and then chapters ...

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