Infrared emission tympanic thermometers cannot be relied upon in a wilderness setting [1]

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-203

  Rogers, I R ^a   O'Brien, D L ^a   Wee, C ^a   Smith, A ^a   Lopez, D ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; EAR; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; INFRARED RADIATION; LETTER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 0032754668     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(1999)010[0201:LTTE.CO;2     Document Type: Letter

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