Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 258-260 , August 2009

The Unacceptable Disparity in Cardiac Arrest Survival Among American Communities

  • Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington, and Public Health–Seattle and King County, Emergency Medical Services Division, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD, Emergency Medical Services Division, Public Health Seattle and King County, 401 Fifth Ave, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104; 206-263-8569, fax 206-296-4866
    • ,
  • Roger D. White, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

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 Supervising editor: Michael L. Callaham, MD

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. Dr. Eisenberg has received unrestricted grants from Laerdal Medical, Physio-Control, and Philips. Dr. White has no conflicts to report.

 Publication date: Available online February 23, 2009.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00032-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.01.008

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 258-260 , August 2009

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