Unwitnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Is resuscitation worthwhile?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-75

  Kuisma, M ^a   Jaara, K ^a  

^a Helsinki City EMS   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030797486     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70114-8     Document Type: Article

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