Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich and the evolution of clinical thermometry.
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A critical appraisal of 98.6 degrees F, the upper limit of the normal body temperature, and other legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
دوره 18 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994