Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Page 3 , February 2010

Unintentional Hypothermia: Implications for Perianesthesia Nurses

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PII: S1089-9472(09)00405-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2009.10.012

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Page 3 , February 2010