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Amiodarone for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Michael J Bullard  and
Joseph Vipond
Michael J Bullard*
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
Joseph Vipond
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
*
michael.bullard@ualberta.ca

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CJEM Journal Club • Club de lecture du JCMU
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , July 2000 , pp. 191 - 193
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2000

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