New standards for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7493, 2005, Pages 685-686

  Deakin, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 16244416229     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7493.685     Document Type: Editorial

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