Medical emergency preparedness in office practice

American Family Physician

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1679-1684

  Toback, Seth L ^a,b  

^a Urgent Care Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250741466     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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