Retention, retention, retention: Targeting the young in CPR skills training!

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Roppolo, Lynn P ^a   Pepe, Paul E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Public Health and Homeland Security   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; NOTE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 77949887861     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc7997     Document Type: Note

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