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. 2007 Jan 29;30(1):52–54. doi: 10.1002/clc.20042

Peter Safar: Father of modern cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Louis J Acierno 1, L Timothy Worrell 1,
PMCID: PMC6653261  PMID: 17262769

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