Body Temperature

Related Information

• Fever or Chills, Age 11 and Younger
• Fever or Chills, Age 12 and Older
• Heat-Related Illnesses

Citations

1. 
   Al-Mukhaizeem F, et al. (2004). Comparison of temporal artery, rectal and esophageal core temperatures in children: Results of a pilot study. Paediatrics and Child Health, 9(7): 461-465.
   
2. 
   Greenes DS, Fleisher GR (2001). Accuracy of a noninvasive temporal artery thermometer for use in infants. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155(3): 376-381.
   

Other Works Consulted

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  Auwaerter PG (2007). Approach to the patient with fever. In LR Barker et al., eds., Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, 7th ed., pp. 457-465. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
  
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  El-Radhi AS, Barry W (2006). Thermometry in paediatric practice. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 91(4): 351-356.