Fear of needles and vasovagal reactions among phlebotomy patients

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 946-960

  Deacon, Brett ^a   Abramowitz, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood injection injury phobia; Medical patients; Needle phobia; Specific phobia; Venipuncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLE PHOBIA; PAIN; PHLEBOTOMY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SYNCOPE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PHLEBOTOMY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747356765     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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