Recognizing meningococcal disease: The case for further research in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 429, 1998, Pages 1167-1171

  Granier, Stephen ^a,c   Owen, Penny ^b   Stott, Nigel C H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Whiteladies Health Centre ^*

^c Whiteladies Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute febrile illness; Decision making; Meningococcal disease; Meningococcal meningitis; Meningococcal septicaemia; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEPTICEMIA; SYMPTOM; TIME;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031896321     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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