Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 6, 2020

Validity of Wrist and Forehead Temperature in Temperature Screening in the General Population During the Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus: a prospective real-world study

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  • 528 participants were included in a study assessing the accuracy and precisions of forehead and wrist temperatures measurements. Wrist measurements appear to be more stable under different circumstances for people outdoors. Both measurements were accurate for people indoors.

Chen et al. (Mar 6, 2020). Validity of Wrist and Forehead Temperature in Temperature Screening in the General Population During the Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus: a prospective real-world study. Pre-print downloaded Mar 6 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.02.20030148