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Esophageal Heat Transfer for Patient Temperature Control and Targeted Temperature Management
Published on: November 21, 2017
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[Fever of unusual cause]
D Schiller1, L Aufreiter1, R Schöfl1
1Service de médecine interne IV, Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern, 4, Seilerstätte, 4010 Linz, Autriche.
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