Long term outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with physician staffed emergency medical services: the Utstein style applied to a midsized urban/suburban area
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Long term outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with physician staffed emergency medical services: the Utstein style applied to a midsized urban/suburban area.
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.6.674