Clinical thermometry: Possible causes and potential solutions to electronic, digital thermometer inaccuracies

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-196

  Latman, Neal S ^a,b  

^a NSL Associates   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GLASS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

VASOMETERS;

THERMOMETERS;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARDRUM; ELECTRONICS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OTOSCOPE; SENSOR; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

BODY TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MOUTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0037762666     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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