Simplified meta-analysis of clinical trials in resuscitation

Resuscitation

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-255

  Babbs, Charles F ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Active compression decompression CPR; Clinical trials; Guidelines; Interposed abdominal compression CPR; Methodology; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACTIVE COMPRESSION DECOMPRESSION CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERPOSED ABDOMINAL COMPRESSION CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 0038204201     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00038-8     Document Type: Review

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