Information needs of general day surgery patients

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-44

  Bradshaw, Colin ^a   Pritchett, Chris ^b   Bryce, Celia ^a   Coleman, Shirley ^c   Nattress, Helen ^a  

^a Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphi techniques; Information needs; Post operative period

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BATH; DRIVING ABILITY; EXERCISE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STRETCHING; SURGEON; SURGICAL WOUND; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0032890217     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(98)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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