Resuscitation by primary care doctors

Resuscitation

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-237

  Colquhoun, Michael ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community resuscitation; Defibrillation; General practitioner; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 33746886306     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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