Truncated exponential versus damped sinusoidal waveform shocks for transthoracic defibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1242-1245

  Behr, Joseph C ^a   Hartley, Lori L ^a   York, Douglas K ^a   Brown, Donald D ^a   Kerber, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030330307     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00603-0     Document Type: Article

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