[English original] Limitations of Temporal (Forehead) Temperature Readings as a Screening Method for Covid-19

 

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Upphovsman: Aragón-Vargas, Luis Fernando
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:2020
Beskrivning:As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, many countries are in the process of reopening schools, churches, and businesses. In an effort to screen for potentially infected individuals, temporal artery (forehead) temperature is measured in thousands of people each day. This editorial discusses some of the major limitations of this procedure as a screening method for Covid-19 and warns against the danger of the false sense of security that this practice may cause
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisation:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Språk:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/42241
Länkar:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/42241
Access Level:acceso abierto
Nyckelord:pandemic control measures
fever
excercise
thermoregulation
medidas de control pandémico
fiebre
ejercicio
termorregulación
medidas de controle pandêmico
febre
exercício
termorregulação