Influence of minor ear surgery on infrared tympanic thermometry

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 547-552

  Mandell, David L ^a   Pearl, Adam W ^a   Rothschild, Michael A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EAR SURGERY; EARDRUM; HUMAN; MYRINGOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; THERMISTOR; THERMOMETRY; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0035025747     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.5.547     Document Type: Article

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