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Original Contributions

Effectiveness of Prehospital Dual Sequential Defibrillation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia Cardiac Arrest

Pages 597-602 | Received 29 Nov 2018, Accepted 14 Feb 2019, Published online: 21 Mar 2019

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