Case 1: Unexpected muscular hypotonia and need for mechanical ventilation in a preterm infant (Case Presentation)

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1602-1603

  Rochow, Niels ^a   Küster, Helmut ^a   Bandt, Christoph ^b   Hoffmann, Ulrich ^b   Fusch, Christoph ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 55649087569     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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