Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 359-363 , September 2008

Will a 1-Page Informational Handout Decrease Patients' Most Common Fears of Anesthesia and Surgery?

  • Brian Michael Fitzgerald, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Brian Michael Fitzgerald, MD, Internal Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas
    • ,
  • Jamison Elder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas

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PII: S1931-7204(08)00197-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.07.013

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 359-363 , September 2008

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