Teething complications, a persisting misconception.
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Fifty children were admitted to hospital with symptoms of illness that were attributed, by the parent or general practitioner, to the process of teething in the course of one year. In all but 2 cases an organic cause, other than teething, could be found and the most serious conditions were meningitis in one patient and febrile convulsion in 11.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 55 639 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979