The Medicine of Music: A Systematic Approach for Adoption Into Perianesthesia Practice

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 323-330

  Beccaloni, Amanda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Best practice; Day surgery; Music; Music therapy; Preoperative anxiety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING;

HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING;

EID: 80053090864     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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