Characteristics of children consulting for cough, sore throat, or earache
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Characteristics of children consulting for cough, sore throat, or earache.
BACKGROUND GPs are often consulted for respiratory tract symptoms in children. AIM To explore characteristics of children, their parents, and their GPs that are correlated with consulting a GP for cough, sore throat, or earache. DESIGN OF STUDY Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice (DNSGP-2) with a health interview and an additional questionnaire. SETTING Children aged 0-17 yea...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08x279751