Heat stroke: Keeping your clients cool in the summer

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 12-17

  Batscha, Catherine L ^a,b  

^a Lawrence Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b CASCAP Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031182222     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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