Temperature management and modern post-cardiac arrest care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 2262-2263

  Rittenberger, Jon C ^a   Callaway, Clifton W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84889246983     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1312700     Document Type: Editorial

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