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Is it useful teaching CPR at school age?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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AAP | Making well-informed clinical decisions based on the current scientific evidence: from the article to the patient

Author: de Lucas García N1.
1Médico de SAMUR-Protección Civil de Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Nieves de Lucas García. Email: delucasn@gmail.com
Reception date: 15/11/2012
Acceptance date: 30/11/2012
Publication date: 05/12/2012

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De Lucas García N. ¿Es útil la enseñanza de la reanimación cardiopulmonar en la etapa escolar? Evid Pediatr. 2012;8:72.

AAP | Making well-informed clinical decisions based on the current scientific evidence: from the article to the patient

Author: de Lucas García N1.
1Médico de SAMUR-Protección Civil de Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Nieves de Lucas García. Email: delucasn@gmail.com
Reception date: 15/11/2012
Acceptance date: 30/11/2012
Publication date: 05/12/2012

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De Lucas García N. ¿Es útil la enseñanza de la reanimación cardiopulmonar en la etapa escolar? Evid Pediatr. 2012;8:72.

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