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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructions Provided by Emergency Medical Dispatchers

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2005

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  1. J.G. Wigginton
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  1. Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent (Head) (Head)

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Wigginton, J., Roppolo, L., Pepe, P. (2005). Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructions Provided by Emergency Medical Dispatchers. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2005. EN]Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2005. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26272-5_24

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