Fever: Enemy or Friend? [Elektronische Ressource] : a comparison of the perception and management of childhood fever between parents in Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands / Danièle Christiane Anna Holper

Fever: Enemy or Friend? A comparison of the perception and management of childhood fever between parents in Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Hohen Medizinischen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Danièle Christiane Anna Holper aus Den Haag/Niederlanden 2011 Angefertigt mit Genehmigung der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Bonn 1. Gutachter: Privatdozent Dr. Lutz Bindl 2. Gutachter: Professor Dr. Matthias Schrappe Tag der Mündlichen Prüfung: 12. Mai 2011 Aus der Kinderklinik des Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL), Luxemburg Direktor: Dr. A. Kerschen Fir de Jupp an d‘ Jamie 5 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Background and objectives .......................................... 9 1.1 Introduction ........................................................... 9 1.2 Fever and hyperthermia: definition, pathophysiology, effects and treatment ...................... 17 1.3 Fever phobia: concerns, determinants and the physician’s contribution............................................. 26 1.4 Research question formulation ............................. 32 2. Digression: “Kurorten”, “uitzieken” and “a pill for every ill”: building a socio-cultural framework .............. 35 2.1 An introduction to the medical culture in Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands ...............