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Comparative Study
. 2021 May:111:208-209.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.02.009. Epub 2021 Feb 13.

Comparison of forehead temperature screening with infra-red thermometer and thermal imaging scanner

G Carpenè  1 , B M Henry  2 , C Mattiuzzi  3 , G Lippi  4
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Comparative Study

Comparison of forehead temperature screening with infra-red thermometer and thermal imaging scanner

G Carpenè et al. J Hosp Infect. 2021 May.
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Figure 1
Bland–Altman plot of forehead temperature measured consecutively in 24 healthcare workers with an infra-red thermometer and a thermal imaging scanner upon hospital entry. The continuous line indicates mean bias, and the dashed lines indicate the 95% confidence interval.
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