A Comparison of Different Methods of Temperature Measurement by Mothers and Physicians in Healthy Newborns

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Oncel M. Y., TEKGÜNDÜZ K. Ş., Ozdemir R., Calisici E., KARAHAN S., Erdeve O., ...More

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.80, no.3, pp.190-194, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12098-012-0790-0
  • Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.190-194
  • Keywords: Mercury thermometer, Axillary, Rectal, Digital, Infrared, Newborn, CHILDREN, THERMOMETER, AXILLARY, INFANTS, MERCURY, FEVER
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To compare the accuracy of digital axillary thermometer (DAT), rectal glass mercury thermometer (RGMT) and infrared forehead skin thermometer (IFST) measurements made by mothers and physicians in healthy newborns.