2. Pre-operative education - A review of the research design

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Shuldham, Caroline ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient education; Pre operative education; Randomised controlled trials; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033238123     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(99)00011-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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