Mechanical chest compression devices-Will we ever get the evidence?

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1093-1094

  Jacobs, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION; DISEASE MODEL; EDITORIAL; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION DEVICE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HUMANS;

EID: 70149109982     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.08.003     Document Type: Editorial

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