Fever of unknown origin

Nurse Practitioner Forum: Current Topics and Communications

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 170-176

  Volker, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

DECISION TREE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION TREES; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032160339     PISSN: 10455485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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