PEDIATRICS Vol. 116 No. 6 December 2005, pp. 1600 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-2074)
Yield of Diagnostic Testing in Infants Who Have Had an Apparent Life-Threatening Event: In Reply
Donald A. Brand, PhDRobin L. Altman, MD
Deparment of Pediatrics,
New York Medical College,
Vahalla, NY 10595
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In Reply.
We welcome the systematic review by McGovern and Smith,1 which offers an important contribution to the apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) literature. We were not able to cite their work originally because it was published while our article2 was in press.
Based on their review, McGovern and Smith proposed a list of diagnostic tests for patients with
Related articles in Pediatrics:
- Yield of Diagnostic Testing in Infants Who Have Had an Apparent Life-Threatening Event
- Mary C. McGovern and Michael B.H. Smith
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