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Terminating resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Mohamed H. Azzam ,
Eddy Lang  and
Eli Segal
Mohamed H. Azzam*
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal, Que.
Eddy Lang
Affiliation:
Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
Eli Segal
Affiliation:
Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
*
610 De La Mennais Ave.La Prairie QC J5R 2R1; dr_m_azzam2003@yahoo.com

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Type
Knowledge Applied to Practice Application des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 5 , September 2008 , pp. 474 - 477
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2008

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