Hypnosis using a communication device to increase magnetic resonance imaging tolerance with a claustrophobic patient

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-72

  Simon, Eric P ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0032936847     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.1.71     Document Type: Article

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