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Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 3/2009

01-06-2009 | IM - Case Record

Hypothermia: an under-estimated risk

Authors: Costantino Caroselli, Alberto Gabrieli, Antonio Pisani, Guglielmo Bruno

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 3/2009

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Prof. Bruno: A 80-year-old woman was found unconscious in the street from a passer-by. It was a cold January morning, and the patient had slept outdoor. She was a homeless known in the Emergency Department (ED) as an alcohol abuser. …
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Metadata
Title
Hypothermia: an under-estimated risk
Authors
Costantino Caroselli
Alberto Gabrieli
Antonio Pisani
Guglielmo Bruno
Publication date
01-06-2009
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-009-0228-5

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