A call to arms to reduce premature deaths by using inexpensive resuscitation care

Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Warren, Sam A ^a   Nichol, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS;

EID: 65349115664     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc6970     Document Type: Note

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