Strategies for decreasing patient anxiety in the perioperative setting

AORN Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-460

  Bailey, Laila ^a  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety reduction strategies; Perioperative anxiety; Preoperative anxiety; Surgical patient anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ANXIETY; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 77957286112     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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