What is the impact of structured resuscitation training on healthcare practitioners, their clients and the wider service? A BEME systematic review: BEME Guide No. 20

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Mosley, Chiara ^a   Dewhurst, Christopher ^a   Molloy, Stephen ^a   Shaw, Ben Nigel ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEARNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESUSCITATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861021836     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.681222     Document Type: Review

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