The impact of television fiction on public expectations of survival following inhospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation by medical professionals

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-329

  Van Den Bulck, Jan J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CPR survival; Cultivation; Television effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE; TELEVISION;

EID: 0036886228     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200212000-00006     Document Type: Article

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