Fever: historical aspects from subjective perception and interpretation of its causes to the development of the thermometer

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Fernando Javier Vázquez
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Carrera de Medicina, Instituto Universitario. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Published: 2006-12-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51987/Rev.Hosp.Ital.B.Aires.v26i4.1133

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Vol. 26 No. 4 (2006): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Reseña Histórica
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Vázquez FJ. Fever: historical aspects from subjective perception and interpretation of its causes to the development of the thermometer. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2006 Dec. 10 [cited 2026 Jul. 31];26(4):152-4. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/1133

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