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. 2003 Jun 15;2:1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-2-1

Table 2.

Mean temperature differences between sites (°F) for two devices

Mercury-in-glass site differences
Sites Mean Difference SD N
To> Tg .396°F .83 119
To> Tx .397°F .75 119
Tg> Tx .000°F .88 120
Tr> Tx 1.06°F .68 117
Tr> To .648°F .62 116
Tr> Tg 1.04°F .76 117
Galinstan-in-glass site differences
Sites Mean Difference SD N

To> Tg .380°F .80 119
To> Tx .449°F .81 119
Tg> Tx .007°F .75 120
Tr> Tx 1.35°F .78 117
Tr> To .913°F .57 116
Tr> Tg 1.29°F .67 117

Legend: To – Temperature oral Tx – Temperature axilla Tg – Temperature groin Tr – Temperature rectal