Fever and antipyresis in infection

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 458-459

  Young, Paul J ^a   Saxena, Manoj K ^b   Beasley, Richard W ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEVER; FLUID INTAKE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANTIPYRETICS; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFECTION;

EID: 84555205772     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10502     Document Type: Article

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