Children's tonsillectomy experiences: Influencing factors

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-321

  Crandall, Margie ^a   Lammers, Cathy ^a   Senders, Craig ^a   Braun, Jerome V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care; Child health; Post operative care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649314273     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509344821     Document Type: Article

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