Knowledge and practical performance gained by Iraqi residents after participation to a neonatal resuscitation program course

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1265-1268

  Jabir, Maysoon M ^a   Doglioni, Nicoletta ^b   Fadhil, Tareef ^a   Zanardo, Vincenzo ^b   Trevisanuto, Daniele ^b,c  

^a BAGHDAD TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Education; Neonatal resuscitation; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; IRAQ; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 68249096946     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01341.x     Document Type: Article

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