Recognising serious illness in feverish young children in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7617, 2007, Pages 409-410

  Harnden, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEVER; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 34548514471     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39295.383843.AD     Document Type: Editorial

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