Early post-operative fever

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 5-6

  Kahokehr, Arman ^a   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEVER; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

FEVER; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79551636336     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05611.x     Document Type: Article

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