Improvements in logistics could increase survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 273, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-627

  Stromsoe A ^a   Afzelius, S ^b   Axelsson, C ^c   Sodersved Kallestedt M L ^b   Enlund, M ^b   Svensson, L ^d   Herlitz, J ^c,e  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Emergency medicine; Overall survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877925437     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12041     Document Type: Article

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