Reliability and reproducibility of skin temperature of overweight subjects by an Infrared Thermography software designed for human beings

Thermology International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 130-137

  Fernández Cuevas, Ismael ^a   Marins, Joao C ^b   Carmona, Pedro Gómez ^a   García Concepción, Miguel A ^a   Lastras, Javier Arnaiz ^a   Quintana, Manuel Sillero ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; OBESITY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85005950629     PISSN: 1560604X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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