Intranasal midazolam for treating febrile seizures in children

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7278, 2001, Pages 107-

  Johnson, Tony ^a   Scott, Rod C ^b   Besag, Frank M C ^c   Neville, Brian G ^b   Phillips, Barbara ^d   Appleton, Richard ^d   Wassmer, Evangeline ^e   Morris, Bernie ^e   Fernando, Leanna ^e   Rao, Meena ^e   Whitehouse, William P ^e   Harnden, Anthony ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c St Piers Lingfield   (United Kingdom)

^d ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MIDAZOLAM;

FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; MIDAZOLAM; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85007700793     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7278.107     Document Type: Letter

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