Low-grade fever: How to distinguish organic from non-organic forms

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-321

  Affronti, M ^a   Mansueto, P ^a   Soresi, M ^a   Abbene, A M ^a   Affronti, A ^a   Valenti, M ^a   Giannitrapani, L ^a   Montalto, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIZZINESS; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MALAISE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLENOMEGALY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349107952     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02256.x     Document Type: Review

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