Retention of knowledge and skills after Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support courses

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1143-1147

  Tarantinos, Kyriakos ^a   Chalkias, Athanasios ^a,b   Giotakis, Efthymios ^a   Athanasopoulou, Panagiota ^a   Xanthos, Theodoros ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT CARE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SKILL RETENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 84921673141     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.06.017     Document Type: Letter

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