关于沙特阿拉伯利雅得儿童发烧的家长知识,态度和实践

Abdulaziz Almousa1, Dayel Alshahrani2, Muath S Almubarak3

  • 1College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU.

Cureus
|November 29, 2023
PubMed
概括

利雅得的家长们对发烧有积极的态度,但缺乏足够的知识. 之前在家庭中对FC的经验改善了理解,突出了对管理儿童发烧和发作更好的家长教育的需要.

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