Predictions from misleading pig model are potentially harmful to humans

Resuscitation

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-367

  Jones, Janice L ^a   Snyder, David E ^b   Morgan, Carl ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL MODEL; DEFIBRILLATION; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRODE; HEART; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SIMULATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SWINE; THORAX; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0345059146     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.07.003     Document Type: Letter

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