Infrared ear thermometry

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 54-58

  Nobel, Joel J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Infrared ear thermometry; Thermometer; Tympanic membrane thermometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARDRUM; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

HUMAN; INFRARED RAYS; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0026547050     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199202000-00016     Document Type: Article

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