An evaluation of a basic life support CD-ROM

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-36

  Moule, P ^a   Gilchrist, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

basic life support; CD ROM evaluation; nurse education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005228876     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146045820100700106     Document Type: Article

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