Saudi patients' knowledge and attitude toward anesthesia and anesthesiologists: A prospective cross-sectional interview questionnaire

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 679-691

  Baaj, Jumana ^a   Takrouri, Mohamad Said Maani ^a,b   Hussein, Badeah M ^a   Al Ayyaf, Hassan ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthesiologist patient relations; Attitude; Patient education; Patient's knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33744501009     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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