Surviving cardiac arrest

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 284-285

  O'Rourke, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; COMMUNITY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037120614     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04781.x     Document Type: Editorial

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