| Autor: |
O O, Akinyinka, S I, Omokhodion, J F, Olawuyi, P E, Olumese, B J, Brown |
| Rok vydání: |
2001 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Annals of tropical paediatrics. 21(2) |
| ISSN: |
0272-4936 |
| Popis: |
Rectal and aural temperatures were recorded at the same time in 378 children agedor = 60 months and were found to be similar across the various age groups, correlation coefficients (r) ranging from 0.61 to 0.91. The mean differences between rectal and aural temperatures varied between -0.06 and 0.25 degree C. Concordance between the two methods ranged from 88.9% to 98% across the temperature range. Tympanic thermometry is simpler, safer and quicker than rectal thermometry and these findings justify the use of aural thermometry in any busy clinical facility for children. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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