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Original Articles

Practical Implementation of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest

, MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, , MD, MPhil, , MD, , RN, MSN, , RN, EMT-P, , MD & , MD show all
Pages 71-83 | Published online: 24 Jun 2015

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