Potential errors in mean skin temperature calculation due to thermister placement as determined by infrared thermography

Thermology International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 42-48

  Pascoe, David D ^a   Barberio, M D ^a   Elmer, D J ^a   Wolfe, R H Laird ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMISTER;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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