Guidelines for the investigation and management of a reduced level of consciousness in children: Implications for clinical biochemistry laboratories

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 506-511

  Bowker, R ^a   Green, A ^b   Bonham, J R ^c  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BENZOIC ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

CHILD CARE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KETOACIDOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING ERROR; ALGORITHM; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KETOSIS; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 40349089152     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456307782268228     Document Type: Review

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