Compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves survival

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 383-385

  Ewy, Gordon A ^a   Sanders, Arthur B ^a   Kern, Karl B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHEST COMPRESSION ONLY CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NOTE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79955582791     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.09.024     Document Type: Editorial

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