Knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions of primary care physicians regarding fever in children: a cross sectional study

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Demir F., Sekreter O.

ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.38, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1824-7288-38-40
  • Dergi Adı: ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Children, Fever, Physician attitudes, EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT, FEBRILE CONVULSIONS, ACETAMINOPHEN, IBUPROFEN, MANAGEMENT, HYPERPYREXIA, EFFICACY, PHOBIA, PARENTS, ILLNESS
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Fever is an extremely common sign in paediatric patients and the most common cause for a child to be taken to the doctor. The literature indicates that physicians and parents have too many misconceptions and conflicting results about fever management. In this study we aim to identify knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions of primary care physicians regarding fever in children.