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Anaesthesiologists do not have attention- and memory-related cognitive dysfunctions in comparison with matched physicians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

S. B. Akıncı
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
M. Demirci
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
M. Rezaki
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
U. Aypar
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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