Factors influencing patient thermoregulation in flight

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-23

  Fiege, Angela ^a,b   Rutherford, William F ^a   Nelson, David R ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Life Line/Methodist Hosp of Indiana   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental hypothermia; Prehospital care; Rotor wing transport; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142246687     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(96)90014-0     Document Type: Article

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