Pediatric temperature measurement and child/parent/nurse preference using three temperature measurement instruments

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 314-320

  Barton, Sharon Jackson ^a   Gaffney, Rebecca ^a   Chase, Teresa ^a   Rayens, Mary Kay ^a   Piyabanditkul, Lukawee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EARDRUM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETER;

EID: 0141992720     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0882-5963(03)00103-9     Document Type: Article

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