Evaluation of a paediatric preparation booklet in reducing patient anxiety in nuclear medicine

ANZ Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-7

  Garcia, Peter ^a   Biggs, Heather ^a,b   Hunter, James ^a   Pearson, Travis ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Booklet; Paediatric; Preparation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MENTAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 34247383152     PISSN: 13241435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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