Learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills: Does the type of mannequin make a difference?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 204-209

  Noordergraaf, G J ^a   Van Gelder, J M E ^a   Van Kesteren, R G ^b   Diets, R F ^b   Savelkoul, T J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Didactic; Medical students; Resuscitation; Training mannequins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESUSCITATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; MANIKINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031299692     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199712000-00005     Document Type: Article

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