Comparison of measuring sites for the assessment of body temperature

Thermology International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 35-42

  Pascoe, David D ^a   Fisher, Gordon ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Infrared imaging; Skin surface temperature sites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SCREENING; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 65649141295     PISSN: 1560604X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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