Overestimation of the effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a function of CPR certification level

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 349-350

  Bradley, Drake R ^a   Abrams, Julie ^b   Tangel, Lyndsey ^b  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; SURVIVAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CERTIFICATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034136067     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.1.349     Document Type: Article

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