Effects of pre-operative relaxation on post-operative analgesia: Immediate increase and delayed reduction

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-224

  Manyande, Anne ^a   Salmon, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING;

EID: 0031687861     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.1998.tb00568.x     Document Type: Article

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