Validation of visual analogue scale for anxiety (VAS-A) in preanesthesia evaluation

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1388-1395

  Facco, E ^a   Stellini, E ^a   Bacci, C ^a   Manani, G ^a   Pavan, C ^a   Cavallin, F ^a,b   Zanette, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anxiety; Dentistry; Depression; Perioperative care; Psychological tests; Surgical procedures, operative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORAL SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGERY, ORAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84894257462     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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