Starting at school: An approach to improve resuscitation outcomes?

Notfall und Rettungsmedizin

Volumn 12, Issue SUPP.2, 2009, Pages 39-44

  Breckwoldt, J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Resuscitation training; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861010357     PISSN: 14346222     EISSN: 14360578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10049-009-1209-y     Document Type: Article

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