The role of automated external defibrillators in rural general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 441, 1999, Pages 297-298

  Hanley, Karena ^a,c   Dowling, John ^b   Bury, Gerard ^d   Murphy, Andrew ^d  

^a N W Qual Assur and Res Fellow   (Ireland)

^b Donegal Pre Hosp Emergency Care P   (Ireland)

^c Health Centre   (Ireland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Defibrillators; Dysrhythmia; General practitioners

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RURAL AREA;

DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0032927650     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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