Fever in the elderly

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 148-151

  Norman, D C ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEVER; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGED; FEVER; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS;

EID: 0034457386     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/313896     Document Type: Article

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