Are patients' sedation preferences at gastroscopy influenced by preceding patients' decisions?

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 989-992

  Olithselvan, A ^a   Mcintyre, A S ^a   Gorard, D A ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDATION;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 9944265031     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02204.x     Document Type: Article

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