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  • Print publication year: 2011
  • Online publication date: July 2011

Chapter 2 - Medicolegal implications of monitoring

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Monitoring in Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
  • Online ISBN: 9780511974083
  • Book DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974083
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