Is variation in fatal cardiac arrest related to emergency medical services? [6]

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 532-

  Gillum, R F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029920902     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70255-X     Document Type: Letter

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