Fever detection in under 5 children in a tertiary health facility using the infrared tympanic thermometer in the oral mode

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Edelu, Benedict O ^a   Ojinnaka, Ngozi C ^a   Ikefuna, Anthony N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFRARED TYMPANIC THERMOMETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE; TYMPANIC THERMOMETER; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARDRUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFRARED RADIATION; MOUTH; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOMETER;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MOUTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 79955951246     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-37-8     Document Type: Article

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