Mask fear in children presenting for anesthesia: Aversion, phobia, or both?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 366-370

  Przybylo, H J ^a   Tarbell, S E ^a   Stevenson, G W ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; General anesthesia; Induction; Mask fear; Pediatric; Phobia

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FACE; FACE MASK; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMORY; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 17644420017     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01524.x     Document Type: Article

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