Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 674-683.e2 , November 2009

CARES: Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival

  • Bryan McNally, MD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Bryan McNally, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 531 Asbury Circle Annex, Suite N340, Atlanta, GA 30322
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  • Allen Stokes, BS, EMT-P
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  • Allison Crouch, MPH
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  • Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH
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  • CARES Surveillance Group

      Affiliations

    • All members are listed in the Appendix.

Received 29 June 2008 ,Revised 7 March 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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 Supervising editor: Theodore R. Delbridge, MD, MPH

 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. Funding for the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) is provided by cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant number MM-0917-05/05. The American Association of Medical Colleges is the grant administrator for CARES.

 Publication date: Available online April 25, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00280-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.03.018

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 674-683.e2 , November 2009

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