Pediatric syncope: National hospital ambulatory medical care survey results

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 575-583

  Anderson, Jeffrey B ^a   Czosek, Richard J ^a   Cnota, James ^a   Meganathan, Karthikeyan ^b   Knilans, Timothy K ^a   Heaton, Pamela C ^a,c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; electrocardiogram; magnetic resonance imaging; National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULANCES; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEX FACTORS; SYNCOPE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867336074     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.01.020     Document Type: Article

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