Needle phobia: A psychological perspective

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-6

  Jenkins, K ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DSM-IV; FAINTNESS; HUMAN; NEEDLE PHOBIA; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDITORIAL; NEEDLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEEDLES; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 84899669380     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu013     Document Type: Editorial

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