Fever: A concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 484-492

  Thompson, Hilaire J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Hyperthermia; Literature review; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 23944500795     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03520.x     Document Type: Article

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