Seasonal variations in out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrest

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 680-683

  Pell, J P ^a   Sirel, J ^b   Marsden, A K ^c   Cobbe, S M ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Ischaemic heart disease; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EID: 0032727580     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.6.680     Document Type: Article

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