Quality assurance in day surgery: Do we do enough for the parents to prevent stress?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 984-988

  Tonz M ^a   Herzig, G ^a   Kaiser, G ^a  

^a CH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Day surgery; Parents; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; STRESS; VOMITING;

EID: 0032753137     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051263     Document Type: Article

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