Public-access defibrillation and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 351, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 637-646

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAINING; VOLUNTEER; CARDIOVERSION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURVIVAL; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMERCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 4043181818     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa040566     Document Type: Article

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