Parents in the anaesthetic room: A questionnaire survey of departments of anaesthesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-186

  McCormick, A S M ^a   Spargo, P M ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: induction; Parental presence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; EMERGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0029693022     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1996.tb00425.x     Document Type: Article

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