Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 523-524 , December 2005

Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Need to Go?

  • Arno L. Zaritsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Arno L. Zaritsky, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100296, Gainesville, FL 32610-0296; 352-265-0462, fax 352-265-0443

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 Supervising editor: Peter C. Wyer, MDFunding and support: The author reports this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the author.

PII: S0196-0644(05)01647-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.09.003

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 523-524 , December 2005

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