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Improving Anesthesia Safety in Low-Income Regions of the World

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Walker, Isabeau A., Bashford, Tom, Fitzgerald, J. E., Wilson, Iain H.·2014·Current Anesthesiology Reports
DOI 10.1007/s40140-014-0056-7
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Metadata

Authors
Walker, I. A., Bashford, T., Fitzgerald, J. E., & Wilson, I. H.
Affiliations
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Lifebox (GB)
  • Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
Walker, Isabeau A.
ORCID
Venue
Current Anesthesiology Reports
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-03-15
Volume
4
Issue
2
Pages
90-99
ISSN
  • 1523-3855 (ISSN-L)
  • 2167-6275
DOI
10.1007/s40140-014-0056-7
OpenAlex
W2034769397
Cited by
32
References
84
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FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
Current anesthesiology reports (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Keywords
anesthesia safety, low-income countries, anesthesia services, anesthesia equipment, anesthetic agents, healthcare resource allocation, anesthesia mortality

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