Abstract
Objective: Even though childhood fever is mostly self-limiting, children with fever constitute a considerable workload in primary care. Little is known about the number of contacts and management during general practitioners' (GPs) out-of-hours care. We investigated all fever related telephone contacts, consultations, antibiotic prescriptions and paediatric referrals of children during GP out-of-hours care within 1 year. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting and patients: We performed an observational cohort study at a large Dutch GP out-of-hours service. Children (
Original language | English |
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Article number | e007365 |
Journal | BMJ Open |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 5 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |