Pre-operative anxiety in patients admitted for elective surgery in King Saud hospital, Unaizah, Al-qassim kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 306-310

  Uddin, Iftikhar ^a   Kurkuman, A R Abdullah ^a   Jamil, Tahir ^a   Iftikhar, Rahila ^a  

^a King Saud Hospital Unaizah   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Heath Education; Pre operative Anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH VISITOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NOCICEPTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIVACY; SAUDI ARABIA; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0036820246     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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