Cardiac arrest of nonpatients within hospital public areas

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1370-1371

  Adams, Bruce D ^a,b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 19344376694     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.086     Document Type: Article

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