Determinants of successful defibrillation

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-407

  Dalzell, G W N ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0031680040     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.4.405     Document Type: Review

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