Toward efficient improvements in resuscitation for cardiac arrest

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 567-569

  McClure, Ashley ^a   Nichol, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 77955473721     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.967836     Document Type: Editorial

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