Thermometry in children

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-249

  Batra, Prerna ^a   Saha, Abhijeet ^b   Faridi, Moonis Mohammed Akbar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Children; fever; temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865742147     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.99699     Document Type: Article

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