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. 1953 Jul;1(4):187–194. doi: 10.1128/am.1.4.187-194.1953

Studies on Disinfection of Clinical Thermometers

I. Oral Thermometers

Martin Frobisher Jr 1,1, Lucille Sommermeyer 1,2, Maurice J Blackwell 1,3
PMCID: PMC1056901  PMID: 13066031

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