Comparing paracetamol and ibuprofen in febrile children
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Comparing paracetamol and ibuprofen in febrile children

Louise Bowden Teaching and learning intern for children and young people’s nursing, University of Salford, on behalf of the RCN’s Research in Child Health community

Aim

The aim of the systematic literature review was to evaluate the evidence comparing the effectiveness of paracetamol and ibuprofen in the treatment of fever in children.

Nursing Children and Young People. 29, 8, 24-24. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.29.8.24.s25

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