Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 348-352 , March 2010

Distribution of pre-course BLS/AED manuals does not influence skill acquisition and retention in lay rescuers: A randomised study

  • Lila Papadimitriou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens, Medical School, 15B Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece
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  • Theodoros Xanthos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens, Medical School, 15B Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Eleni Bassiakou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens, Medical School, 15B Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Kostantinos Stroumpoulis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens, Medical School, 15B Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitrios Barouxis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens, Medical School, 15B Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Nicolleta Iacovidou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Areteion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

Received 10 August 2009 ,Revised 15 November 2009 ,Accepted 29 November 2009.

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☆ A Spanish translated version of the abstract of this article appears as Appendix in the final online version at doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.11.020.

PII: S0300-9572(09)00623-6

doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.11.020

Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 348-352 , March 2010

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