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CPR competences in healthcare professionals: A lack to be addressed!
Enrico Baldi1, Enrico Contri2, Bernd W Böttiger3
1Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Pavia nel Cuore, Pavia, Italy; Robbio nel Cuore, Robbio, Italy.
International Journal of Cardiology
|January 14, 2020
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