Ontario children have outgrown the broselow tape

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-30

  Milne, William Ken ^a   Yasin, Abeer ^a   Knight, Janine ^b   Noel, Daniel ^c   Lubell, Richard ^a   Filler, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Maitland Valley Medical Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broselow pediatric emergency tape; Canadian; Obesity; Pediatrics; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BROSELOW PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY TAPE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84864297266     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.110523     Document Type: Article

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