The history of anaesthetic equipment evaluation in the United Kingdom: lessons for developing future strategy.

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Published in Anaesthesia on December 01, 2011

Authors

A R Wilkes1, J J Pandit, E O'Sullivan

Author Affiliations

1: Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales, UK. wilkes@cf.ac.uk

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