"Thermometers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Measuring instruments for determining the temperature of matter. Most thermometers used in the field of medicine are designed for measuring body temperature or for use in the clinical laboratory. (From UMDNS, 1999)
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D013821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.900
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thermometers" by people in Profiles.
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Axillary temperatures in full-term newborn infants: using evidence to guide safe and effective practice. Adv Neonatal Care. 2013 Oct; 13(5):361-8.
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Can there be a standard for temperature measurement in the pediatric intensive care unit? AACN Clin Issues. 2004 Apr-Jun; 15(2):254-66.