Duration of fever and course of symptoms in young febrile children presenting with uncomplicated illness

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 445-452

  Kool, Marijke ^a   Elshout, Gijs ^a   Moll, Henriette A ^b,c,d   Koes, Bart W ^a   Van Der Wouden, Johannes C ^e   Berger, Marjolein Y ^f  

^a Departments of General Practice   (United States)

^b General Pediatrics   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body emperature; Child; Family practice; Fever; Infant; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE DURATION; DROWSINESS; DYSPNEA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RECURRENT FEVER; SYMPTOM;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEVER; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 84880975971     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120265     Document Type: Article

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