The diagnosis and outcomes of patients complaining of fever without any abnormal findings on diagnostic tests

Internal Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 901-902

  Nozu, Tsukasa ^b,c   Uehara, Akira ^a  

^a Teine Keijinkai Hospital   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Shari General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fever; Infection; Psychogenic fever; Unknown origin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; PROGNOSIS; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA;

ADULT; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 24644450700     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.901     Document Type: Article

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