Knowledge and management of fever among Latino parents

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Crocetti, Michael ^a   Sabath, Bruce ^b   Cranmer, Lisa ^b   Gubser, Sasha ^c   Dooley, Danielle ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Medical Center   (United States)

^d Unity Health Care Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipyretics; Fever; Health education; Latino; Thermometer

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETER; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERMOMETERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59349091545     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922808324949     Document Type: Article

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