International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 72-76 , January 2009

Case review: A 28-year-old Korean man with Irukandji syndrome

  • Jennifer J Sando, MHPEd Dip Teach (Nursing) Grad Dip Business RN ((Nursing Director))

      Affiliations

    • Nurse Education and Research Unit, Queensland Health, Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District, P.O. Box 902, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 740506288; fax: +61 740506697.
    • ,
  • Kim Usher, RN BA MnSt PhD ((Professor of Nursing))

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Received 23 April 2008 ,Revised 18 July 2008 ,Accepted 20 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.07.004

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 72-76 , January 2009

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