Recognising serious illness in feverish young children in primary care
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Recognising serious illness in feverish young children in primary care
Abstract
Increasing the opportunity for prompt clinical assessment is the priority
Comment in
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Spotting the sick child: Face to face always.BMJ. 2007 Sep 15;335(7619):527. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39332.422801.3A. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17855289 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Spotting the sick child: Video clip is worth 1000 words.BMJ. 2007 Sep 15;335(7619):527. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39332.441204.3A. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17855290 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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