Oral tandospirone and clonidine provide similar relief of preoperative anxiety

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 668-671

  Iizawa, Aya ^a   Oshima, Tsutomu ^a   Kasuya, Yoshiko ^a   Dohi, Shuji ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; FAMOTIDINE; PLACEBO; TANDOSPIRONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 7044262991     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018423     Document Type: Article

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