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Making monitoring 'work': human-machine interaction and patient safety in anaesthesia.

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Making monitoring 'work': human-machine interaction and patient safety in anaesthesia. / Smith, Andrew F.; Mort, Maggie M.; Goodwin, Dawn et al.
In: Anaesthesia, Vol. 58, No. 11, 11.2003, p. 1070-1078.

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Smith, AF, Mort, MM, Goodwin, D & Pope, C 2003, 'Making monitoring 'work': human-machine interaction and patient safety in anaesthesia.', Anaesthesia, vol. 58, no. 11, pp. 1070-1078. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03404.x

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Smith, A. F., Mort, M. M., Goodwin, D., & Pope, C. (2003). Making monitoring 'work': human-machine interaction and patient safety in anaesthesia. Anaesthesia, 58(11), 1070-1078. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03404.x

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Smith AF, Mort MM, Goodwin D, Pope C. Making monitoring 'work': human-machine interaction and patient safety in anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 2003 Nov;58(11):1070-1078. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03404.x

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Smith, Andrew F. ; Mort, Maggie M. ; Goodwin, Dawn et al. / Making monitoring 'work': human-machine interaction and patient safety in anaesthesia. In: Anaesthesia. 2003 ; Vol. 58, No. 11. pp. 1070-1078.

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