Comparison of initial evaluation of neonatal heart murmurs by pediatrician and pediatric cardiologist

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1086-1091

  Gokmen, Zeynel ^a   Tunaoglu, Fatos Sedef ^b   Kula, Serdar ^b   Ergenekon, Ebru ^b   Ozkiraz, Servet ^a   Olgunturk, Rana ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Murmurs; Newborn; Pediatrician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERM BIRTH; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

CARDIOLOGY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MURMURS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350307018     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767050903009230     Document Type: Article

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