The case of the cold thermometers

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-59

  Ostrowsky, Belinda ^a,c   Ober, Janis ^b   Wenzel, Richard ^b   Edmond, Michael ^b  

^a Westchester Co Department of Health   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Westchester Co Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; READING; TEMPORAL ARTERY; THERMOMETER;

EID: 0037320337     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.10     Document Type: Article

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