Pediatric hospitalist preoperative evaluation of children with neuromuscular scoliosis

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 684-688

  Rappaport, David I ^a,b   Cerra, Samantha ^c,d   Hossain, Jobayer ^a   Sharif, Iman ^a,b   Pressel, David M ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Virtua South Jersey Hospital   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SEIZURE; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889672235     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2101     Document Type: Article

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