Confirming the value of pulse oximetry screening for diagnosing critical congenital heart disease

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Hoffman, JulienI E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84878188650     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-100971     Document Type: Note

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