A comparison of perceptions of fever and fever phobia by ethnicity

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-176

  Rupe, Abbey ^a   Ahlers Schmidt, Carolyn R ^a   Wittler, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Fever; Fever phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FEVER; FEVER PHOBIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 77949407139     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809336208     Document Type: Article

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