Prolonged fever in children. Retrospective study of 67 cases;Les fièvres prolongées de l'enfant. Étude rétrospective de 67 cas

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1319-1325

  Chouchane, S ^a   Chouchane, C H ^a   Ben Meriem, C H ^a   Seket, B ^a   Hammami, S ^a   Nouri, S ^a   Monastiri, K ^a   Guediche, M N ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Child; Fever of unknown origin; Fi vre prolong e; Parasitose

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG HYDATID CYST; NEOPLASM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 7444237125     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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