Incidence of perioperative inadvertent hypothermia and compliance with evidence-based recommendations at four Australian hospitals: A retrospective chart audit

ACORN

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 16-22

  Duff, Jed ^a   Walker, Kim ^a   Edward, Karen Leigh ^b,c   Williams, Robyn ^a   Sutherland Fraser, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b St Francis Building   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84927130132     PISSN: 14487535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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