An evaluation of preoperative anxiety in a population of parents of infants and children undergoing ambulatory surgery

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 443-447

  Litman, Ronald S ^a   Berger, Andrea A ^a   Chhibber, Ashwani ^a  

^a STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Anxiety preoperative; Assessment; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY;

EID: 0030341281     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1996.d01-17.x     Document Type: Review

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