Clinical thermometry. I. Historical developments;Klinische thermometrie. I. Historische ontwikkelingen

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 141, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 954-956

  MacKenzie, M A ^a   Van Heteren, G M ^b   Van Der Meer, J W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEVER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 0030962081     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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