Knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions of primary care physicians regarding fever in children: A cross sectional study

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Demir, Figen ^a   Sekreter, Ozgur ^b  

^a ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Communicable Diseases   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Fever; Physician attitudes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 84865643915     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-38-40     Document Type: Article

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