The Public's Fears about and Perceptions of Regional Anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-101

  Matthey, Peter W ^a   Finegan, Barry A ^a   Finucane, Brendan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complications; Education; Fears; Public; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGEON; TELEPHONE;

EID: 1642391022     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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