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. 2020 Apr;104(4):451.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.02.010. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

The non-contact handheld cutaneous infra-red thermometer for fever screening during the COVID-19 global emergency

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The non-contact handheld cutaneous infra-red thermometer for fever screening during the COVID-19 global emergency

J Aw. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Apr.
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