Insights from the evidence evaluation process - Do we have the answers for therapeutic hypothermia?

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 501-502

  Nielsen, Niklas ^a,b   Friberg, Hans ^b,c  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMATOSE PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARREST; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

BLOOD CIRCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 79955113405     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.02.041     Document Type: Editorial

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