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