Self-Hypnosis as Anesthesia for Liposuction Surgery

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-301

  Botta, Samuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IMAGERY; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; SELF CARE; TECHNIQUE; TRANSFERENCE;

HUMANS; HYPNOSIS, ANESTHETIC; LIPECTOMY; MALE; SELF CARE; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032718894     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.1999.10404227     Document Type: Article

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