Breathholding spells in childhood

Current Problems in Pediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 281-299

  DiMario Jr , Francis J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; NOMENCLATURE; PALLOR; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPOVENTILATION; PALLOR; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SEIZURES; SYNCOPE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0033220298     PISSN: 00459380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-9380(99)80037-1     Document Type: Article

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