Apparent life-threatening episodes in infants

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-84

  Sheikh, Shahid ^a,c   Stephen, Thomas ^b   Fraser, Ambreen ^a   Eid, Nemr ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Apparent life threatening episode; Gastroesophageal reflux; Infants

Indexed keywords

APNEA; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EPISODE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYANOSIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PALLOR; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEIZURE; SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034080691     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045413-200007020-00003     Document Type: Article

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