Surveillance study of apparent life-threatening events (ALTE) in the Netherlands

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-236

  Semmekrot, Ben A ^g   Van Sleuwen, Bregje E ^a   Engelberts, Adele C ^b   Joosten, Koen F M ^c   Mulder, Jaap C ^d   Liem, K Djien ^e   Pereira, Rob Rodrigues ^a   Bijlmer, Rob P G M ^f   L'hoir, Monique P ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Apparent life threatening event (ALTE); Incidence; Infant; Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CISAPRIDE; CLOBETASONE; DIAZEPAM; DIURETIC AGENT; DOMPERIDONE; EXPECTORANT AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LACTULOSE; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; RANITIDINE; STEROID;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MONITORING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN COLOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949425126     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1012-2     Document Type: Article

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