Factors associated with an increased chance of survival among patients suffering from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a national perspective in Sweden

American Heart Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Engdahl, Johan ^a   Svensson, Leif ^b   Ängquist, Karl Axel ^c   Young, Marie ^d   Holmberg, Stig ^d  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 12344290385     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.07.014     Document Type: Article

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