Impact of written information on knowledge and preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 239-242

  Kerridge, Ian H ^a,b   Pearson, Sallie Anne ^a   Rolfe, Isobel E ^a   Lowe, Michael ^a   McPhee, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Clin Unit in Ethics and Health Law   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033530128     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123629.x     Document Type: Article

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