Health

Vol.6 No.16(2014), Paper ID 49478, 6 pages

DOI:10.4236/health.2014.616245

 

Accuracy of Measuring Axillary Temperature Using Mercury in Glass Thermometers in Children under Five Years: A Cross Sectional Observational Study

 

Priyantha Perera, Meranthi Fernando, Sachith Meththananda, Rohini Samaranayake

 

Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Department of Tropical Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

 

Copyright © 2014 Priyantha Perera, Meranthi Fernando, Sachith Meththananda, Rohini Samaranayake et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

 

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Perera, P. , Fernando, M. , Meththananda, S. and Samaranayake, R. (2014) Accuracy of Measuring Axillary Temperature Using Mercury in Glass Thermometers in Children under Five Years: A Cross Sectional Observational Study. Health, 6, 2115-2120. doi: 10.4236/health.2014.616245.

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