Effectiveness of the BBC's 999 training roadshows on cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Video performance of cohort of unforewarned participants at home six months afterwards

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7062, 1996, Pages 912-916

  Morgan, C Ll ^a   Donnelly, P D ^a   Lester, C A ^a   Assar, D H ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SAFETY; SIMULATION; STRESS; TELEVISION; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0029823836     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7062.912     Document Type: Article

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