Advantages of longer compression intervals during Basic Life Support

Resuscitation

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 231-232

  Kill, Clemens ^a   Friedrich, Christian ^a   Vassiliou, Timon ^a   Geldner, Götz ^a   Wulf, Hinnerk ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STUDENT T TEST; TISSUE PERFUSION;

EID: 1242292322     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.11.005     Document Type: Letter

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