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Comment
. 2010;14(2):304.
doi: 10.1186/cc8906. Epub 2010 Mar 22.

Thrombolysis during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a lesson in the law of diminishing returns

James M Dargin  1 , Lillian L Emlet
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Thrombolysis during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a lesson in the law of diminishing returns

James M Dargin et al. Crit Care. 2010.
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