Fever of unknown origin: The evolving definition

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1003-1004

  Bryan, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA;

CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; TERMINOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037992806     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.9.1003     Document Type: Editorial

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