When fever, paracetamol? Theory and practice in a paediatric outpatient clinic

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-257

  Gehri, Mario ^a,b   Guignard, Emmanuèle ^b   Djahnine, Samira Radji ^b   Cotting, Jocelyne Quillet ^b   Yersin, Corinne ^b   Di Paolo, Ermindo R ^b   Krahenbuhl, Jean Daniel ^b   Pannatier, André ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fever; Paracetamol; Pediatrics; Pharmacotherapy; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; MEFENAMIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSES; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23844489764     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-004-4771-x     Document Type: Article

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