Fearful or functional - a cross-sectional survey of the concepts of childhood fever among German and Turkish mothers in Germany

• Main Authors: Soenmez Aynur (Author), Pfeifer Miriam (Author), Langer Thorsten (Author), Tarhan Bilge (Author), Jeschke Elke (Author), Ostermann Thomas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fever is one of the most common presenting complaints in paediatrics and general practice. In the majority of cases nothing harmful is diagnosed. However, the subjective meaning of fever often varies between doctors and parents. Know...