Limitations of forehead infrared body temperature detection for fever screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1109-1111

  Liu, Chuan Chuan ^a,b   Chang, Ray E ^c   Chang, Wen Cheng ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; INFRARED BODY TEMPERATURE THERMOMETRY; INFRARED BODY THERMOMETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCREENING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TECHNIQUE; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETER; TYMPANIC THERMOMETER;

BODY TEMPERATURE; EAR, MIDDLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEVER; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 10844258031     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502351     Document Type: Article

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