Cardiac arrest resuscitation policies and practices: A survey of Australian hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 470-474

  Finn, Judith C ^a   Jacobs, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEFIBRILLATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; STAFF TRAINING; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0242522180     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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