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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 492-498

  Myerburg, Robert J ^a   Ullmann, Steven G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; cost benefit analysis; death, sudden, cardiac; research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FUNDING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; BUDGET; CARDIOLOGY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BUDGETS; CARDIOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84932108720     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.114.002580     Document Type: Article

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