Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 167-176 , June 2009

Unintentional Hypothermia: Implications for Perianesthesia Nurses

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PII: S1089-9472(09)00085-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2009.03.003

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 167-176 , June 2009

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