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Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children V pp 217–230Cite as

Fever in the Returned Paediatric Traveller

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  1. Royal Liverpool Childrens’ Hospital (Alder Hey), Liverpool, L12 2AP

    F. Andrew I. Riordan

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  1. Institute of Child Life and Health, University of Bristol, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8AE, United Kingdom

    Adam Finn

  2. Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville , 3052, Australia

    Nigel Curtis

  3. University of Oxford, Level 4,John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

    Andrew J. Pollard

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Riordan, F.A.I. (2009). Fever in the Returned Paediatric Traveller. In: Finn, A., Curtis, N., Pollard, A. (eds) Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children V. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 634. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79838-7_18

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