Comparison of two warming interventions in surgical patients with mild and moderate hypothermia

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 268-275

  Stevens, Dianne ^a   Johnson, Maree ^b   Langdon, Rachel ^c  

^a Liverpool Evaluation Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c South Western Sydney Centre for Applied Nursing Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; Warming devices

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750457158     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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