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Article: Body temperature variability (Part 1): a review of the history of body temperature and its variability due to site selection, biological rhythms, fitness, and aging.
- Article from:
- Alternative Medicine Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Abstract
Body temperature is a complex, non-linear data point, subject to many sources of internal and external variation. While these sources of variation significantly complicate interpretation of temperature data, disregarding knowledge in favor of oversimplifying complex issues would represent a significant departure from practicing evidence-based medicine. Part 1 of this review outlines the historical work of Wunderlich on temperature and the origins of the concept that a healthy normal temperature is 98.6[degrees]F/37.0[degrees] C. Wunderlich s findings and methodology are reviewed and his results are contrasted with findings from modern clinical ...
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