Management of fever in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1173-1174

  McIntyre, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; INTERLEUKIN 1; PARACETAMOL; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANXIETY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CORE TEMPERATURE; EDITORIAL; FEVER; GASTRITIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUNA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THERMOREGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS SHEDDING; WELLBEING;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIPYRETICS; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEVER; HUMANS;

EID: 81255157441     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301094     Document Type: Editorial

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