Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 23 May 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.118810
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Treatment of fever and over-the-counter medicines
1 Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, United Kingdom
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: edward.purssell{at}kcl.ac.uk.
Accepted 13 May 2007
Abstract
Health policy is aimed at increasing homecare and deregulating the supply of drugs. This study used parental reports of the treatment of fever as an indicator of possible problems that may result from this policy, finding that the use of ineffective treatments and the overuse of drugs were common.
Keywords: body temperature, child, preschool, health policy, home care
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