Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 627-640 , August 2006

A child with a systemic febrile illness – differential diagnosis and management

  • Michaël Hofer, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Service de Pédiatrie, CHUV, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 21 314 3324; Fax: +41 21 314 3558.

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doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2006.04.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 627-640 , August 2006

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