Cognitive knowledge decline after advanced trauma life support courses

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 513-516

  Blumenfeld, Amir ^a,b,d   Abraham, R B ^a,b   Stein, M ^a,b   Shapira, S C ^a,c   Reiner, A ^a,c   Reiser, B ^d   Rivkind, A ^a   Shemer, J ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d NONE

Author keywords

ATLS; Knowledge decline

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031966578     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199803000-00017     Document Type: Article

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