The role of anxiolytic premedication in reducing preoperative anxiety

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 479-483

  Carroll, Jennifer K ^a   Cullinan, Eithne ^a   Clarke, Linda ^a   Davis, Niall F ^b  

^a Theatre Department   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anxiolytic premedication; Day surgery; Preoperative anxiety; Preoperative assessment clinic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860293486     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.8.479     Document Type: Article

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