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. 2003 Feb;8(2):74-5.

doi: 10.1093/pch/8.2.74.

Management of fever without source in children: Changing times

James D Kellner¹

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¹ Child Health Research Group, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta.

PMID: 20019921
PMCID: PMC2791426
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.2.74

Management of fever without source in children: Changing times

James D Kellner. Paediatr Child Health. 2003 Feb.

. 2003 Feb;8(2):74-5.

doi: 10.1093/pch/8.2.74.

Author

James D Kellner¹

Affiliation

¹ Child Health Research Group, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta.

PMID: 20019921
PMCID: PMC2791426
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.2.74

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