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

 

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Autor: Aragón-Vargas, Luis Fernando
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data wydania:2020
Opis: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
Kraj:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instytucja:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Język:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/42241
Dostęp online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/42241
Słowo kluczowe:pandemic control measures
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thermoregulation
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