Diagnostic Accuracy of Temporal Artery Temperatures Measurements
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Park, Yumi
(Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center)
Jung, Wonje (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center) Oh, Hyun (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center) Kim, Yoonkyoung (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center) Kim, Eunyoung (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center) Kim, Mikyung (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center) Shin, Heeyeon (Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University) |
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