Comparison of rectal, axillary, and forehead temperatures

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 74-78

  Shann, Frank ^a,b   Mackenzie, Angela ^a,b  

^a Goroka Base Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SCHOOL CHILD; THERMOMETER;

EID: 0030034695     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170260078013     Document Type: Article

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