Study between axillary and rectal temperature measurements in children

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1060-1066

  Haddadin, Rania B ^a   Shamo'on, H I ^a  

^a Royal Medical Services   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MERCURY THERMOMETER; NEWBORN PERIOD; PATIENT SAFETY; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 37849014564     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2007.13.5.1060     Document Type: Article

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