Severity of illness and the use of paracetamol in febrile preschool children; A case simulation study of parents' assessments

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 618-623

  Lagerløv, Per ^a   Loeb, Mitchell ^b   Slettevoll, Jorid ^a   Lingjærde, Ole Christian ^a   Fetveit, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case simulation; Childhood illness; Clinical judgement analysis; Fever; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; APPETITE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36048956909     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cml046     Document Type: Article

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