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Ear measurement of temperature is only useful for screening for fever in an adult emergency department

BACKGROUND: A new generation of ear thermometers with preheated tips and several measurements points should allow a more precise temperature measurement. The aim of the study was to evaluate if the ear temperature measured by this ear thermometer can be used to screen for fever and whether the therm...

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Autores principales: Mogensen, Christian Backer, Vilhelmsen, Malene Bue, Jepsen, Johanne, Boye, Lilian Keene, Persson, Maiken Hjuler, Skyum, Florence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6276133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30509206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0202-5