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The impact of television public service announcements on the rate of bystander cpr

Linda Becker Emergency Medical Services Division, Seattle, WashingtonCorrespondence<[email protected]>
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Julie Vath Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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Mickey Eisenberg Emergency Medical Services Division, Seattle, Washington; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Hendrika Meischke Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Pages 353-356 | Received 16 Apr 1999, Accepted 18 Apr 1999, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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