A new approach for out-of-hospital CPR: A bold step forward

Resuscitation

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-272

  Ewy, Gordon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0042328196     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00268-5     Document Type: Article

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