The diagnosis and management of syncope in children and adolescents

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 422-426

  Braden, David S ^a   Gaymes, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLUDROCORTISONE; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SERTRALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LONG QT SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0030679761     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19970701-08     Document Type: Review

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