A comparison of technologies used for estimation of body temperature

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1105-1118

  Mangat, Jasdip ^a   Standley, Thomas ^a   Prevost, Andrew ^b   Vasconcelos, Joana ^c   White, Paul ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Evaluation studies; Thermometers

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETERS;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS; CLINICAL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL PRACTICES; CORE BODY; EVALUATION STUDY; INFRARED THERMOMETRY; ORAL CAVITY; PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 78149321012     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/9/003     Document Type: Article

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