Fever and antipyresis

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 372-374

  Eichenwald, Heinz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEVER; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; FEVER; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0037677954     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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