Effect of recent antipyretic use on measured fever in the pediatric emergency department

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 972-976

  Huang, Shirley Y ^a   Greenes, David S ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Needham Technical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BOSTON; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4744361104     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.10.972     Document Type: Article

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