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Ethnic differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among Middle Eastern Arabs and North African populations living in Qatar

Furqan B. Irfana Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;b College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Maaret Castrenc Helsinki University and Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Zain A. Bhuttad Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-5077View further author information
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Pooja Georged Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Isma Qureshid Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Stephen H. Thomasd Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Sameer A. Pathand Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Guillaume Aliniere Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service, Medical City, Doha, Qatar;f School of Health and Social Work, Paramedic Division, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UKView further author information
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Loua A. Shaikhe Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service, Medical City, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Jassim A. Suwaidig Adult Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Rajvir Singhh Cardiology Research, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Ashfaq Shuaibi Neuroscience Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Tooba Tariqj Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USAView further author information
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William J. McKennak Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QatarView further author information
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Peter A. Cameronl The Alfred Hospital, Emergency and Trauma Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information
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Therese Djarvm Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5905-157XView further author information
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Pages 460-469 | Received 24 Jun 2017, Accepted 26 Sep 2018, Published online: 10 Oct 2018

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