Retention of first aid and basic life support skills in undergraduate medical students

Medical Education Online

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  de Ruijter, Pim A ^a   Biersteker, Heleen A ^a   Biert, Jan ^a   van Goor, Harry ^a   Tan, Edward C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basic life support; Education; First aid; Medical students; Retention; Skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939818050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v19.24841     Document Type: Article

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