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Duration of Fever and Course of Symptoms in Young Febrile Children Presenting with Uncomplicated Illness

Marijke Kool, Gijs Elshout, Henriette A. Moll, Bart W. Koes, Johannes C. van der Wouden and Marjolein Y. Berger
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2013, 26 (4) 445-452; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120265
Marijke Kool
From the Departments of General Practice (MK, GE, BWK, JCvdW, MYB) and General Pediatrics (HAM), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (HAM); the Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (JCvdW); and the Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Gijs Elshout
From the Departments of General Practice (MK, GE, BWK, JCvdW, MYB) and General Pediatrics (HAM), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (HAM); the Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (JCvdW); and the Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Henriette A. Moll
From the Departments of General Practice (MK, GE, BWK, JCvdW, MYB) and General Pediatrics (HAM), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (HAM); the Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (JCvdW); and the Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Bart W. Koes
From the Departments of General Practice (MK, GE, BWK, JCvdW, MYB) and General Pediatrics (HAM), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (HAM); the Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (JCvdW); and the Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Johannes C. van der Wouden
From the Departments of General Practice (MK, GE, BWK, JCvdW, MYB) and General Pediatrics (HAM), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (HAM); the Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (JCvdW); and the Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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Marjolein Y. Berger
From the Departments of General Practice (MK, GE, BWK, JCvdW, MYB) and General Pediatrics (HAM), Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (HAM); the Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (JCvdW); and the Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands (MYB).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 26 (4) 445-452; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120265

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Marijke Kool, Gijs Elshout, Henriette A. Moll, Bart W. Koes, Johannes C. van der Wouden, Marjolein Y. Berger
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 26 (4) 445-452; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120265
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