Measuring the body temperature: How accurate is the Tempa Dot®?

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Van Den Bruel, A ^a   Aertgeerts, B ^a   De Boeck, C ^a   Buntinx, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Diagnostic studies; Fever; Method comparison; Sensitivity; Thermometer

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETER;

EID: 21044447937     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2005-13203     Document Type: Article

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