Preoperative Preparation for Surgery: An Analysis of the Effects of Relaxation and Information Provision

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 202-209

  Miró, Jordi ^a,b   Raich, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institut de Psicologia Aplicada   (Spain)

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EID: 0342497302     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0879(199907)6:3<202::AID-CPP203>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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