Quality of care for sudden cardiac arrest: Proposed steps to improve the translation of evidence into practice

American Heart Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-231

  Eapen, Zubin J ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Fonarow, Gregg C ^b   Sanders, Gillian D ^a   Yancy, Clyde W ^c   Sears Jr , Samuel F ^d   Carlson, Mark D ^e   Curtis, Anne B ^f   Hall, Laura Lee ^g   Hayes, David L ^h   Hernandez, Adrian F ^a   Mirro, Michael ⁱ   Prystowsky, Eric ^j   Russo, Andrea M ^k   Thomas, Kevin L ^a   Al Khatib, Sana M ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e St Jude Medical Inc USA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^g AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^h MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

ⁱ Fort Wayne Orthopaedics   (United States)

^j Care Group   (United States)

^k Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051671535     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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