From concept to standard-of-care? Review of the clinical experience with automated external defibrillators

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1989, Pages 1269-1275

  Cummins, Richard O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

automatic external defibrillators

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024828753     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(89)80257-4     Document Type: Article

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