Core temperature measurement in adults: a literature review.
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature related to the clinical assessment of core body temperature in adults. It does not attempt to address temperature measurement in children. It considers temperature-taking instruments used in current practice, and predominantly investigates the use of the three main sites of rectum, mouth and axilla.
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School of Health Studies, University of Portsmouth, Queen Alexandra Hospital, England.
D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D015982:Bias; D001831:Body Temperature; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012007:Rectum; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013821:Thermometers