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Chuan-Chuan Liu1, Ray-E Chang, Wen-Cheng Chang.
Abstract
We investigated alternative measurement methodology for infrared body thermometry to increase accuracy for outdoor fever screening during the 2003 SARS epidemic. Our results indicate that the auditory meatus temperature is a superior alternative compared with the forehead body surface temperature due to its close approximation to the tympanic temperature.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15636300 DOI: 10.1086/502351
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254