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EMS Medical Direction and Prehospital Practices for Acute Cardiovascular Events

Sophia GreerFrom the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;Correspondence[email protected]
, MPH,
Ishmael WilliamsFrom the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
, MA,
Amy L. ValderramaFrom the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
, PhD, RN,
Patricia BoltonBattelle, Seattle Research Center, Seattle, Washington; and
, PhD,
Davis G. PattersonWWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
, PhD &
Zefeng ZhangFrom the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
, MD, PhD
Pages 38-45 | Received 09 Mar 2012, Accepted 07 Jun 2012, Published online: 22 Aug 2012

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