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The ill child at home

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Care of the Child

Part of the book series: The Essentials of Nursing ((TEON))

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A child may be ill at home for a variety of reasons. He may be suffering from one of the childhood infectious diseases such as mumps or he may have returned home following a stay in hospital.

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© 1987 Helen Lewer and Leslie Robertson

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Lewer, H., Robertson, L. (1987). The ill child at home. In: Care of the Child. The Essentials of Nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09488-2_9

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09488-2_9

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-333-44078-0

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