Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 297-312 , September 2007

Memory: a guide for anaesthetists

  • Robert A. Veselis, MD (Professor of Anesthesiologya Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiologyb)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. Tel.: +1 212 639 7724; Fax: +1 646 422 2293.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2007.04.002

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 297-312 , September 2007

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