External defibrillation: The need for uniformity in analyzing and reporting results

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 234-236

  White, R D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031880850     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70141-6     Document Type: Editorial

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