Thermometry in paediatric practice

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-356

  El Radhi, A Sahib ^a   Barry, W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXILLA; BLADDER; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CORE TEMPERATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARDRUM; ESOPHAGUS; FEVER; HUMAN; MONITORING; NASOPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RECTUM; REVIEW; SKIN; THERMOMETRY; TONGUE;

AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; HUMANS; RECTUM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 33645682143     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.088831     Document Type: Review

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