Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 504-509 , May 2005

Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Evaluation in Los Angeles: CARE-LA

  • Marc Eckstein, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Marc Eckstein, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County–University of Southern California Medical Center, 1200 N. State Street, Room 1011, Los Angeles, CA 90033; 213-978-3741, fax 213-978-3818
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  • Samuel J. Stratton, MD, MPH
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  • Linda S. Chan, PhD

Received 28 July 2004 ,Revised 17 November 2004 ,Accepted 18 November 2004.

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 Author contributions: ME and SJS conceived the study, designed the trial, and obtained research funding. LSC performed the statistical analyses and wrote the statistical analysis sections in the manuscript. ME wrote the bulk of the manuscript and takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: Supported by the American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate, Beginning Grant-in-Aid (grant number 0060113Y).Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(04)01740-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.11.024

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 504-509 , May 2005

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