Fever phobia: A survey of caregivers of children seen in a pediatric emergency department

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 530-534

  Poirier, Michael P ^a   Collins, Elisabeth P ^a   McGuire, Erin ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fever phobia; Pediatric emergency department; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952967366     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809355312     Document Type: Article

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