Scrotal temperatures do not differ among young boys wearing disposable or reusable diapers

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 260-270

  Grove, G L ^a,b   Grove, M J ^a   Bates, N T ^b   Wagman, L M ^a   Leyden, J J ^b,c  

^a CyberDERM Inc   (United States)

^b KGL's Study Center   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data logging; Diaper; Scrotal temperature; Skin temperature; Thermistors; Tympanic temperature

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEFECATION; DIAPER; EARDRUM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MICTURITION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCROTUM; SIMULATION; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STANDARDIZATION; THERMOMETER; TIME; CLOTHING; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FOLLOW UP; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; DIAPERS, INFANT; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0036853697     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2002.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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