Automated external defibrillators and the law of unintended consequences

Editorial

. 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2178-9.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1674. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Editorial

David E Haines. JAMA. 2010.

. 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2178-9.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1674. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

No abstract available

Comment on

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