Causes of apparent life threatening events in infants: A systematic review

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1043-1048

  McGovern, M C ^a   Smith, M B H ^a  

^a CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; EVALUATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LIFE EVENT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEIZURES;

EID: 7944228033     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.031740     Document Type: Review

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