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Open Access 01-04-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Reply to the letter by Calle and Mpotos: Why not try harder to prove that automated external defibrillators save lives?

Authors: J. Nas, J. Thannhauser, M.-J. de Boer, J. L. Bonnes, M. A. Brouwer

Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Issue 4/2019

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We would like to thank Calle and Mpotos for their interest in the topic of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and their valuable comments [1] on our article ‘Changes in automated external defibrillator use and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the Nijmegen area’, published in the December issue of Netherlands Heart Journal. …

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Title: Reply to the letter by Calle and Mpotos: Why not try harder to prove that automated external defibrillators save lives?
Authors: J. Nas
J. Thannhauser
M.-J. de Boer
J. L. Bonnes
M. A. Brouwer
Publication date: 01-04-2019
Publisher: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Electronic ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-019-1249-y

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