Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Taipei, Taiwan

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 53-57

  Huang, Chien Hua ^a   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automatic external defibrillation; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Taipei City; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33747290135     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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