The use of infrared thermometry for the detection of fever

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 503, 2004, Pages 448-450

  Hay, Alatair D ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^b   Fahey, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Children; Cough; Fever; Preschool; Thermometers

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEVER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETER; TOUCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEVER; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOGRAPHY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 2942654981     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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