Postmortem analysis and retrieval of implantable pacemakers and defibrillators [21]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1649-1650

  Kirkpatrick, James N ^a   Burke, Martin C ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTOPSY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; LETTER; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; WASTE DISPOSAL; EQUIPMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; DATA COLLECTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FUNERAL RITES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33645758855     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc053279     Document Type: Letter

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