Differing attitudes toward phenobarbital use in the neonatal period among neonatologists and child neurologists in Sweden

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-63

  Wickström, Ronny ^a   Hallberg, Boubou ^a   Bartocci, Marco ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute; Epilepsy; Infant; Newborn; Prophylactic; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEONATOLOGIST; NEUROLOGIST; NEWBORN PERIOD; PHYSICIAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SWEDEN;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROLOGY; PHENOBARBITAL; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84872112604     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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