Characteristics and outcome amongst young adults suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation is attempted

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 260, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 435-441

  Herlitz, J ^a   Svensson, L ^b   Silfverstolpe, J ^c   Angquist K A ^d   Wisten, A ^e   Engdahl, J ^a   Holmberg, S ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAMBER   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Prognosis young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33750007644     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2006.01705.x     Document Type: Article

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