ACLS-does it really work?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 1037-1041

  Pepe, Paul E ^a,c,d,e   Abramson, Norman S ^a,b,c,d,e   Brown, Charles G ^a,c,d,e  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; LIDOCAINE;

AUTOMATION; CARDIOVERSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; RESEARCH; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028220941     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(94)70100-8     Document Type: Article

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