Fever in children less than 36 months of age--questions and strategies for management in the emergency department.
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Fever is a common pediatric complaint in the Emergency Department. Emergency Physicians often must be conservative in their management of febrile children, as patient follow-up is not always available. A unified approach for the management of febrile infants will be discussed in this article.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of emergency medicine
دوره 25 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003