Sickness behavior in feverish children is independent of the severity of fever. An observational, multicenter study.

Sickness behavior in feverish children is independent of the severity of fever. An observational, multicenter study.

BACKGROUND. OBJECTIVES:Behavioral changes in a febrile child are usually considered to stem from the fever. We studied sickness behavior (SB) in terms of its clinical components and its relation to fever. METHODS:This observational, multicenter study included children aged 6 months to 3 years who we...

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Main Authors: François Corrard, Christian Copin, Alain Wollner, Annie Elbez, Véronique Derkx, Stéphane Bechet, Corinne Levy, Michel Boucherat, Robert Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344311?pdf=render

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