Lay CPR trainees: Retraining, confidence and willingness to attempt resuscitation 4 years after training

Resuscitation

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-82

  Lester, C A ^a   Donnelly, P D ^a   Assar, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confidence; Lay CPR trainees; Retraining; Willingness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0033847435     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(00)00170-2     Document Type: Article

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