The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network: Progress and Update

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-135

  Dayan, Peter ^a   Chamberlain, James ^b   Dean, J Michael ^c   Maio, Ronald F ^d   Kuppermann, Nathan ^e  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

multicenter research; network; PECARN; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRONCHIOLITIS; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PUBLICATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33644972297     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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