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Vol. 89. Issue 1.
Pages 1-3 (January - February 2013)
Vol. 89. Issue 1.
Pages 1-3 (January - February 2013)
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Antipyretic use in children: more than just temperature
Uso de antipiréticos em crianças: mais do que apenas temperatura
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Edward Purssell
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BSc, MSc, PhD, RGN, RSCN, FHEA. Senior Lecturer, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, London, England, UK
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Please, cite this article as: Purssell E. Antipyretic use in children: more than just temperature. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2013;89:1−3.

See paper by Pereira GL et al. in pages 25–32.

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