Effect of induced relaxation on pain and anxiety in thoracotomized patients

Salud Mental

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 24-27

  Gavito, María Del Carmen ^a   Ledezma, Patricia ^a   Morales, José ^a   Villalba, Jaime ^a   Ortega Soto, Héctor A ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Pain; Relaxation; Thoracotomized patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032730009     PISSN: 01853325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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