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Accuracy of parents in measuring body temperature with a tympanic thermometer

BACKGROUND: It is now common for parents to measure tympanic temperatures in children. The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of these measurements. METHODS: Parents and then nurses measured the temperature of 60 children with a tympanic thermometer designed for home use (...

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Autores principales: Robinson, Joan L, Jou, Hsing, Spady, Donald W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC545063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15644134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-6-3

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