Comparison of temporal artery, rectal and esophageal core temperatures in children: Results of a pilot study

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 461-465

  Al Mukhaizeem, Fahad ^a   Allen, Upton ^a   Komar, Luba ^a   Naser, Basem ^a   Roy, Larry ^a   Stephens, Derek ^a   Read, Stanley ^a   Kim, Christina ^a   Schuh, Suzanne ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esophageal thermometry; Infants; Rectal thermometry; Temperature; Temporal artery thermometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ESOPHAGUS CORE TEMPERATURE; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PILOT STUDY; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN SURFACE; STUDENT T TEST; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPORAL ARTERY; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 6344244677     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/9.7.461     Document Type: Article

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