Middle-aged and elderly outpatients show lower body temperature responses than the young, even with the same C-reactive protein levels

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 329-337

  Hoshino, A ^a   Tamura, Jun'ichi ^a   Nakazawa, M ^a   Koyama, H ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Body temperature; C reactive protein; Fever

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 34250851702     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000703500307     Document Type: Article

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