The Lazarus phenomenon

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 552-557

  Adhiyaman, Vedamurthy ^a   Adhiyaman, Sonja ^b   Sundaram, Radha ^c  

^a GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Laurels Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ASYSTOLE; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; HYPERKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNET; LAZARUS THEORY OF STRESS AND COPING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849208500     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.12.552     Document Type: Review

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