Presentation, management, and outcome of out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrest: Comparison by underlying aetiology

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 839-842

  Pell, Jill P ^a,b   Sirel, J M ^b   Marsden, A K ^c   Ford, I ^b   Walker, N L ^b   Cobbe, S M ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041666567     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.8.839     Document Type: Article

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