A comparative study of infrared tympanic thermometry and rectal mercury thermometry

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-106

  Valle, P C ^a   Kildahl Andersen, O ^a   Steinvoll, K ^a  

^a Harstad Hospital Harstad   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EARDRUM; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033057321     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950162014     Document Type: Article

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