Circadian rhythm in cardiac arrest: The Singapore experience

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 719-723

  Lateef, Fatimah Abdul ^a   Ong, M E H ^a   Alfred, T ^b   Leong, B S H ^c   Ong, V Y K ^d   Tiah, L ^e   Tham, L P ^f   Anantharaman, V ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Circadian rhythm; Emergency medical services; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54349106158     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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