Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 322-329 , October 2007

Severe Needle Phobia in the Perianesthesia Setting

  • Olumuyiwa A. Bamgbade, MBBS, MSc, FRCA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Olumuyiwa A Bamgbade, MBBS, MSc, FRCA, Department of Anesthesia, Central Manchester University Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, United Kingdom

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PII: S1089-9472(07)00204-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2007.07.002

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 322-329 , October 2007

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