Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica is a peer-reviewed medical journal

Medical journal

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 within the field of anaesthesia, intensive care, pain

Pain

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, and emergency medicine

Emergency medicine

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. It was established in 1957 and is the official publication of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.

Statistics

ISI Journal Citation Reports Ranking: 2010: 12/26 Anesthesiology

Impact Factor: 2.196