Diagnosing fever by touch: observational study

Whybrew et al conducted a study to assess whether mothers and medical students could use touch to determine if children had fever.

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Published in:BMJ 1998-08, Vol.317 (7154), p.321-321
Main Authors: Whybrew, Katherine, Murray, Matthew, Morley, Colin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Assessed values
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Fever
Fever - diagnosis
General aspects
Humans
Infant
Infection pathogenesis
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Medical students
Mothers
Pediatrics
Physicians
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
Teaching hospitals
Temperature measurement
Thermometers
Touch
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Summary:Whybrew et al conducted a study to assess whether mothers and medical students could use touch to determine if children had fever.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.317.7154.321