Ethnic differences in parental perceptions and management of childhood fever

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Cohee, Lauren M S ^a   Crocetti, Michael T ^a   Serwint, Janet R ^a   Sabath, Bruce ^a   Kapoor, Sumit ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Ethnicity; Fever; Parental beliefs

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEVER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749304923     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809336209     Document Type: Article

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