Managing fever in infants and toddlers: Toward a standard of care

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Lopez, Joseph A ^a   McMillin, Kimberly J ^a   Tobias Merrill, Evelyn A ^a   Chop Jr , William M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MANAGED CARE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1842334489     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1997.02.168     Document Type: Review

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