Guidelines and adenosine dosing in supraventricular tachycardia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1190-1191

  Dixon, J ^a   Foster, K ^a   Wyllie, J ^a   Wren, C ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADENOSINE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27644499942     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.077636     Document Type: Review

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