J Korean Med Sci.  2017 Jul;32(7):1211-1212. 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.7.1211.

Letter to the Editor: ASA Physical Status Classification in Surgical Oncology and the Importance of Improving Inter-Rater Reliability

• Araujo BL
• Theobald D

• KMID: 2379620
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2017.32.7.1211

Abstract

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