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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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01-04-2019 | Correspondence

Comment on “Encouraging a bare minimum while striving for the gold standard: a response to the updated WHO-WFSA guidelines”

Authors: Alexander W. Peters, MD, John G. Meara, MD, DMD, MBA, Emmanuel M. Makasa, MD, MPH, Walter D. Johnson, MD, MBA, MPH

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 4/2019

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Comment on “Encouraging a bare minimum while striving for the gold standard: a response to the updated WHO-WFSA guidelines”
Authors: Alexander W. Peters, MD
John G. Meara, MD, DMD, MBA
Emmanuel M. Makasa, MD, MPH
Walter D. Johnson, MD, MBA, MPH
Publication date: 01-04-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-01271-x

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