Use and value of ordering emergency electroencephalograms and videoelectroencephalographic monitoring after business hours in a children's hospital: 1 year experience

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 416-419

  Kothare, Sanjee V ^a   Khurana, Divya S ^a   Valencia, Ignacio ^a   Melvin, Joseph J ^a   Legido, Agustin ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 21044432698     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200050401     Document Type: Article

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