What information do anesthetics provide for patients?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 917-919

  Thoms, G M M ^a   McHugh, G A ^a   Lack, J A ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, patient information

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0036882143     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aef278     Document Type: Article

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