Fever and petechiae: No time for a rash decision

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-137

  DiGiulio, Gregg A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0008005308     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-8401(00)90018-1     Document Type: Article

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