Overcoming ACLS dogma: How quickly should we change?

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 410-413

  Menegazzi, James J ^a   Callaway, Clifton W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0038499442     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390936725     Document Type: Editorial

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