Preoperative information needs of children undergoing tonsillectomy

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 2879-2887

  Buckley, Aoife ^a   Savage, Eileen ^b  

^a SOUTH INFIRMARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Information needs; Preoperative; Surgery; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TONSILLECTOMY;

CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 77956851818     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03273.x     Document Type: Article

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