A Summary of public access defibrillation laws, United States, 2010

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Gilchrist, Siobhan ^a   Schieb, Linda ^a   Mukhtar, Qaiser ^a   Valderrama, Amy ^a   Yoon, Paula ^a   Sasson, Comilla ^b   McNally, Bryan ^c   Schooley, Michael ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862309506     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110196     Document Type: Article

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