Monitoring temperature in trauma patients: New research and new technologies

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 471-472

  Fallis, Wendy M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Victoria General Hospital Winnipeg   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EAR; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; MOUTH CAVITY; NURSE; NURSING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 0036775106     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2002.128716     Document Type: Article

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