Teamwork and the legal and ethical responsibility of the anaesthetist.

Leo H D J Booij; Evert van Leeuwen

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Teamwork and the legal and ethical responsibility of the anaesthetist.

May 14, 2008

Booij LHDJ, van Leeuwen E. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2008;21(2):178-82.

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This review addresses the positioning of teamwork awareness as a professional responsibility for anesthesiologists.

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