Efficacy of out of hospital defibrillation by ambulance technicians using automated external defibrillators. The Heartstart Scotland Project
- 30 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Resuscitation
- Vol. 24 (1), 73-87
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9572(92)90175-c
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