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Published in: Critical Care 5/2014

Open Access 01-10-2014 | Journal club critique

Prehospital induction of mild hypothermia with cold normal saline for cardiac arrest: more harm than good?

Authors: Vishal Yajnik, Hernando Gomez

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 5/2014

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Metadata
Title
Prehospital induction of mild hypothermia with cold normal saline for cardiac arrest: more harm than good?
Authors
Vishal Yajnik
Hernando Gomez
Publication date
01-10-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 5/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-014-0559-0

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