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Amiodarone for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Michael J Bullard*
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
Joseph Vipond
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta

Abstract

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Type
CJEM Journal Club • Club de lecture du JCMU
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2000

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