Infrared tympanic thermometer can accurately measure the body temperature in children in an emergency room setting

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-43

  Kocoglu, Hasan ^a   Goksu, Sitki ^a   Isik, Memet ^b   Akturk, Zekeriya ^a   Bayazit, Yildirim A ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Trakya ^*

Author keywords

Core temperature; Infrared tympanic thermometer; Mercury in glass thermometer; Rectal temperature

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MERCURY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SAFETY; THERMOMETER;

AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0036680024     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00129-5     Document Type: Article

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