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Original Article

T HE L OCATIONS OF N ONRESIDENTIAL O UT-OF -H OSPITAL C ARDIAC A RRESTS IN THE C ITY OF P ITTSBURGH OVER A T HREE-YEAR P ERIOD : I MPLICATIONS FOR A UTOMATED E XTERNAL D EFIBRILLATOR P LACEMENT

Robert L. Frank University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine (RLF, MAR), the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (JJM), and Prehospital Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (MR), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Mark A. Rausch University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine (RLF, MAR), the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (JJM), and Prehospital Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (MR), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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James J. Menegazzi University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine (RLF, MAR), the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (JJM), and Prehospital Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (MR), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Myron Rickens University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine (RLF, MAR), the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (JJM), and Prehospital Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (MR), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pages 247-251 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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