Etiology, electrophysiology, and myocardial mechanics of pulseless electrical activity

Cardiac Arrest: The Science and Practice of Resuscitation Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 426-446

  Aufderheide, Tom P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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EID: 84863818691     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544828.024     Document Type: Chapter

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