Long-term health effects of antipyretic drug use in the ageing population: protocol for a systematic review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Fever is suppressed with drugs due to discomfort and risk of organ damage. However, there is some compelling evidence for the benefits of fever. The elderly are a special population in this regard as they have a blunted fever response. The benefit-harm balance of antipyretic use in this...

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Hlavní autoři: Mahesh Mallappa, George Vithoulkas, Seema Mahesh, Esther van der Werf, Nai Ming Lai
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: F1000 Research Ltd 2020-10-01
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On-line přístup:https://f1000research.com/articles/9-1288/v1