Factors at resuscitation and outcome among patients suffering from out of hospital cardiac arrest in relation to age

Resuscitation

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-317

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Eek, Micael ^a   Engdahl, Johan ^a   Holmberg, Mikal ^a   Holmberg, Stig ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Cardiac arrest; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042328155     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00155-2     Document Type: Article

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