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由MSund-Levander著作·2004·被引用63次—Inthesecondpart,themorningrectal,oral,earandaxillarytemperaturesweremeasuredoncein84menandwomen(19-59years).Therepeatedmeasurements ...

Errors in body temperature measurement might seriously influence the evaluation of an individuals health condition. We studied individual variation, measurement technique and the equipment used when assessing body temperature. In the first part of the study, three volunteers performed repeated measurements for five mornings. In the second part, the morning rectal, oral, ear and axillary temperatures were measured once in 84 men and women (19-59 years). The repeated measurements showed a daily temperature difference of 0.1-0.4 degrees C in rectal and oral temperatures, 0.2 degrees C-1.7 degrees C in the ear and 0.1-0.9 degrees C in the axillary temperatures. In the sample of 84 subjects, men and postmenopausal women had a lower mean body temperature compared to premenopausal women. The mean deviation between rectal temperature, and oral, ear and axillary temperatures, respectively, was > 0.5 degrees C, with a large individual...