Retention of knowledge of and skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation among healthcare providers after training

South African Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 459-462

  Govender, Kiren ^a   Rangiah, C ^a   Ross, A ^a   Campbell, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Skills retention; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESUSCITATION; SATISFACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 79551618354     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2010.10874025     Document Type: Article

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