Rectal diazepam gel in the home management of seizures in children

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 166-172

  O'Dell, Christine ^a,b   Shinnar, Shlomo ^a   Ballaban Gil, Karen R ^a   Hornick, Matthew ^a   Sigalova, Maryana ^a   Kang, Harriet ^a   Moshé, Solomon L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GEL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE;

EID: 27644463849     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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