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[Position paper on "Automatic external defibrillation"].

H-J Trappe·D Andresen·H-R Arntz·H-J Becker·K Werdan·Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internistische Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin Bearbeitet·Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie- Herz- und Kreislaufforschung
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H-J Trappe, D Andresen, H-R Arntz, H-J Becker, K Werdan, Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internistische Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin Bearbeitet, Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie- Herz- und Kreislaufforschung. 2005. [Position paper on "Automatic external defibrillation"].. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00399-005-0461-1

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