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Section 1 - Clinical anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2017

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Ted Lin ,
Tim Smith  and
Colin Pinnock
Edited in association with
Chris Mowatt
Ted Lin
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Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
Tim Smith
Affiliation:
Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
Colin Pinnock
Affiliation:
Alexandra Hospital, Redditch
Chris Mowatt
Affiliation:
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
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Fundamentals of Anaesthesia , pp. 1 - 209
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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