The public's attitude and perception concerning witnessed cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2925-2928

  Mazer, Mark A ^a   Cox, Lori A ^b   Capon, J Anthony ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Select Specialty Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation psychology; Critical care psychology; Grief; Heart arrest psychology; Professional family relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RURAL AREA; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WITNESS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33751333429     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000247720.99299.77     Document Type: Article

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