Lack of agreement between tympanic and oral temperature measurements in adult hospitalized patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 428-430

  Manian, F A ^a   Griesenauer, S ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORE TEMPERATURE; EARDRUM; FEVER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CAVITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETER;

EID: 0031855749     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(98)70040-9     Document Type: Article

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