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Original Articles

The evaluation of aspects of the chain of survival at gymnasiums in the Pretoria area

CF ClaassensCentre for Sport Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria
, MBChB, MSc Sports Medicine &
N ClaassenDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, PretoriaCorrespondence[email protected]
, BSc, MSc, PhD
Pages 15-15c | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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