Predicting neurological outcome in post cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 653-654

  Brown, Jules M ^a   Bourdeaux, Christopher P ^b  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 79956060984     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.03.026     Document Type: Editorial

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