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The impact of simulated patient death on medical students’ stress response and learning of ACLS

Samuel DeMariaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA;
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Eric R. SilvermanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, USA;
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Kyle A. B. LapidusDepartment of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA;
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Christian H. WilliamsDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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John SpivackDepartment of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Adam LevineDepartment of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA;
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Andrew GoldbergDepartment of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 730-737 | Published online: 07 Apr 2016

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