Comparison of body temperature recordings using mercury and liquid crystal forehead thermometers

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-113

  Qureshi, Faiyaz ^a   Khan, Masood A ^a   Chawla, Javed Akhtar ^a   Alam, Jane ^a   Shafiq, Mohammad ^a   Bibi, Rukhtaj ^b  

^a Women Medical College Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^b Hira General Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Comparison; Liquid crystal forehead thermometer; Mercury thermometer; Oral; Recording

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; FOREHEAD; HOME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038799814     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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