Psychological preparation for patients undergoing day surgery

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-29

  Mitchell, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Control; Formalised anxiety management; Levels of information provision; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0033991117     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(99)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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