The ear thermometer: Not a good replacement of the rectal thermometer;De oorthermometer: Geen goede vervanger van de rectale thermometer

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 142, Issue 38, 1998, Pages 2102-2105

  Van Berkel, M ^a   Jooren, M C ^a   Timmermans, A ^a   Van Der Velde, E A ^b  

^a Afd Interne Geneeskunde   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EAR; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0032547494     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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