Emergency Nursing Resource: Non-Invasive Temperature Measurement in the Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 523-530

  Barnason, Susan ^a   Williams, Jennifer ^a   Proehl, Jean ^a   Brim, Carla ^a   Crowley, Melanie ^a   Leviner, Sherry ^a   Lindauer, Cathleen ^a   Naccarato, Mary ^a   Storer, Andrew ^a   Papa, AnnMarie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCIES; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEVER; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; THERMOMETERS; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 84868340989     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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