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Research Article

Advanced Rescuer- versus Citizen-Witnessed Cardiac Arrest: Is There a Difference in Outcome??

Amy H. Kaji From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California (JTN, AHK, AMH); the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California (JTN, AHK); and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California (JTN, AHK).
, MD, PhD,
Arslan M. Hanif From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California (JTN, AHK, AMH); the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California (JTN, AHK); and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California (JTN, AHK).
, MD &
James T. Niemann From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California (JTN, AHK, AMH); the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California (JTN, AHK); and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California (JTN, AHK).Correspondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 55-60 | Received 19 Jan 2010, Accepted 11 Jun 2010, Published online: 16 Feb 2011

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