Therapeutic procedures and use of alternating antipyretic drugs for fever management in children

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-32

  Pereira, Gracian Li ^a   Tavares, Noemia U L ^a   Mengue, Sotero S ^a   Da S Dal Pizzol, Tatiane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alternating therapy; Antipyretics; Children; Fever; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84875275489     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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