Hair-grooming syncope in children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 834-836

  Evans, William N ^a,b   Acherman, Ruben ^a,b   Kip, Katrinka ^a,b   Restrepo, Humberto ^a,b  

^a Childrens Heart Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hair grooming; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROOMING; HAIR GROOMING SYNCOPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 70349331072     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809339204     Document Type: Article

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