Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 320-323 , August 2008

Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest Survivors

  • Mary P. Stauss, MSN, RN, APN, CEN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Mary P. Stauss, MSN, RN, APN, CEN, Emergency Department, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ 08103

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PII: S0099-1767(07)00403-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.06.026

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 320-323 , August 2008

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