Apparent Life-threatening Events (ALTEs) and the role of home monitors

Pediatrics in Review

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 203-208

  Fu, Linda Y ^a   Moon, Rachel Y ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEAD; HOME MONITOR; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURITY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; URINE CULTURE;

APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY;

EID: 34249951213     PISSN: 01919601     EISSN: 15263347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/pir.28-6-203     Document Type: Article

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