Comparison of rectal and infrared ear temperatures in older hospital inpatients [4]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1023-1024

  Potti, A ^a   Carson, P J ^a  

^a UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033872299     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb06910.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Tympanic membrane temperatures compared to rectal and oral temperatures
2. Determination of normal ear temperature with an infrared emission detection thermometer
3. Unreliability of the infrared tympanic thermometer in clinical practice: A comparative study with oral mercury and oral electronic thermometers
4. Comparison of rectal and infrared ear temperatures in older hospital inpatients