The clinical significance of rigors in febrile children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 457-459

  Tal, Y ^a   Even, L ^a   Kugelman, A ^a   Hardoff, D ^a   Srugo, I ^a   Jaffe, M ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Rigor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SHIVERING;

EID: 0030959582     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050638     Document Type: Article

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