Diffusion of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training to Chinese Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency
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Diffusion of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training to Chinese Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an effective intervention for prehospital cardiac arrest. Despite all available training opportunities for CPR, disparities exist in participation in CPR training, CPR knowledge, and receipt of bystander CPR for certain ethnic groups. We conducted five focus groups with Chinese immigrants who self-reported limited English proficiency (LEP). A bilingual fac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine International
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-2840,2090-2859
DOI: 10.1155/2011/685249