Non-contact infrared thermometry temperature measurement for screening fever in children

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-275

  Ng, Daniel K ^b   Chan, Chung Hong ^b   Lee, Robert S ^a   Leung, Lettie C ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH MONITORING; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NON CONTACT INFRARED THERMOMETRY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETRY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; THERMOGRAPHY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 28844435990     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532805X72412     Document Type: Article

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