Acupressure for prevention of pre-operative anxiety: A prospective, randomised, placebo controlled study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 978-981

  Agarwal, Anil ^a   Ranjan, R ^a   Dhiraaj, S ^a   Lakra, A ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Singh, U ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25844437440     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04332.x     Document Type: Article

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