Audiovisual interventions to reduce the use of general anaesthesia with paediatric patients during radiation therapy

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-255

  Willis, D ^a   Barry, P ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audiovisual; Compliance; General anaesthesia; Paediatric; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MICROPHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SEPARATION ANXIETY; TELEVISION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 77953494029     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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