Clinical thermometry - Theory and critical approach;Theorie und praxis der klinischen fiebermessung

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 627-632

  Gerber, A U ^a,b  

^a Spitalzentrum Biel   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 33750329129     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.63.10.627     Document Type: Review

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