Predictors of abnormal findings of computed tomography of the head in pediatric patients presenting with seizures

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 518-523

  Warden, C R ^a   Brownstein, D R ^a   Del Beccaro, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

EID: 0030933850     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70226-9     Document Type: Article

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