The UK Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcome (OHCAO) project
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The UK Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcome (OHCAO) project
INTRODUCTION Reducing premature death is a key priority for the UK National Health Service (NHS). NHS Ambulance services treat approximately 30 000 cases of suspected cardiac arrest each year but survival rates vary. The British Heart Foundation and Resuscitation Council (UK) have funded a structured research programme--the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes (OHCAO) programme. The aim of t...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Open
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2044-6055,2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008736