Anxiety in children having elective surgery

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-132

  Wollin, Sarah R ^a   Plummer, John L ^b   Owen, Harry ^b   Hawkins, Russell M F ^b   Materazzo, Felicity ^b   Morrison, Virginia ^b  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; EATING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDLE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW;

EID: 1842815943     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-5963(03)00146-5     Document Type: Article

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