Effect of an intervention standardization system on pediatric dosing and equipment size determination: A crossover trial involving simulated resuscitation events

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-236

  Shah, Amit N ^a,d   Frush, Karen ^b   Luo, Xuemei ^b   Wears, Robert L ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RESUSCITATION; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; TIME;

EID: 0037347323     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.3.229     Document Type: Article

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