Prognosis of accidental hypothermia in the urban setting

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 142-149

  Roeggla, M ^a   Holzer, M ^a   Roeggla, G ^b   Frossard, M ^a   Wagner, A ^a   Laggner, A N ^a  

^a Department of Emergency Medicine   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORE TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; WARMING;

EID: 0035015337     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1489.2001.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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