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External electrical defibrillation and cardioversion

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Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias

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    A. John Camm

  2. St. George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, England

    David E. Ward

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Crick, J.C. (1988). External electrical defibrillation and cardioversion. In: Camm, A.J., Ward, D.E. (eds) Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias. Current Status of Clinical Cardiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1289-2_16

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