Teaching children basic life support skills

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7605, 2007, Pages 1174-

  Maconochie, Ian ^a   Bingham, Bob ^b   Simpson, Sheila ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TEACHING;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TEACHING;

EID: 34250356745     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39218.422650.80     Document Type: Editorial

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