Cost-effectiveness of automated external defibrillator deployment in selected public locations

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 745-754

  Cram, Peter ^a,d   Vijan, Sandeep ^b,c   Fendrick, A Mark ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric countershock; Emergency medical services; Heart arrest; Public access defibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141539357     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.21139.x     Document Type: Article

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