Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 12 , Pages 937-944 , December 2008

Mass Screening of Suspected Febrile Patients with Remote-sensing Infrared Thermography: Alarm Temperature and Optimal Distance

  • Ming-Fu Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Management and Nursing College, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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  • Po-Wei Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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  • Li-Fong Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Yi Chiou

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationHung-Yi Chiou and Wen-Ta Chiu contributed equally to this work
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  • Ching-Wen Chien

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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  • Shu-Fen Chu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Ta Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, and Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Ta Chiu, Department of Neurosurgery, Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationHung-Yi Chiou and Wen-Ta Chiu contributed equally to this work

Received 3 January 2008 ,Revised 3 May 2008 ,Accepted 23 June 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60017-6

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60017-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 12 , Pages 937-944 , December 2008

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