Normal oral, rectal, tympanic and axillary body temperature in adult men and women: a systematic literature review.

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

• Publication date

  2002-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1046/J.1471-6712.2002.00069.XPMID 12000664
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