Hypothermia and Other Cold-Related Morbidity Emergency Department Visits: United States, 1995–2004 Eduardo Azziz Baumgartner, MD, Martin Belson, MD,

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Hypothermia and Other Cold-Related Morbidity Emergency Department Visits: United States, 1995–2004 Eduardo Azziz Baumgartner, MD, Martin Belson, MD, Carol Rubin, DVM, Manish Patel, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 233-237 (December 2008) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-OR-104.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Absolute frequency of hypothermia and other cold-related morbidity emergency department visits recorded in National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey by month from 1995 to 2004. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 233-237DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-104.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions