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Original Article

Childhood fever: Parental paracetamol administration after consulting out-of-hours general practice

Eefje G. P. M. de BontDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jolijn M. H. A. BohnenDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Rachèl VerhoevenDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Geert-Jan DinantDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Jochen W. L. CalsDepartment of Family Medicine, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsView further author information
Pages 21-25 | Received 30 Jan 2019, Accepted 30 Sep 2019, Published online: 16 Oct 2019

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