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Review
. 1985 Nov;14(6):327-32.
doi: 10.1093/ageing/14.6.327.

Fever in the elderly

P Berman, R A Fox
Review

Fever in the elderly

P Berman et al. Age Ageing. 1985 Nov.

Abstract

Infection is an important problem in the elderly and it is not unusual for fever to be absent. This review examines our present state of knowledge of the febrile response and considers its apparent impairment in old age.

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