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A Rat Model of Ventricular Fibrillation and Resuscitation by Conventional Closed-chest Technique
Published on: April 26, 2015
OF 153 ATTEMPTED--CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATIONS BY TRAINED AMBULANCE PERSONNEL--NO FATAL INJURIES WERE PRODUCED
JAMA
|November 9, 1964
Abstract
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