Modifiable factors associated with improved cardiac arrest survival in a multicenter basic life support/defibrillation system: OPALS study phase I results

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-50

  Stiell, I G ^a   Wells, G A ^a   DeMaio, V J ^a   Spaite, D W ^a   Field, B J ^a   Munkley, D P ^a   Lyver, M B ^a   Luinstra, L G ^a   Ward, R ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MICROCLIMATE; PATIENT CARE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032906924     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70415-4     Document Type: Article

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