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Table 2 Distinctivenesses in symptomatic fever management among pediatric residents, community pediatricians and pediatric hospitalists practising in an area of Northern Lombardy

From: Symptomatic fever management among 3 different groups of pediatricians in Northern Lombardy (Italy): results of an explorative cross-sectional survey

 

Pediatric residents

Community pediatricians

Pediatric hospitalists

Febrile seizures modulate temperature threshold

++

+

+

Aggressive treatment of nonresponsive fever in a comfortable child

+

-

-

Homeopathy in the acute setting

-

+

-

Homeopathy as prophylaxis

-

+

-

Exaggerated fear of fever frequent

+

++

++

  1. The symbol ++ means very common, the symbol + frequent and the symbol – rare.
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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