International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 35-41 , January 2003

Using a children's book to prepare children and parents for elective ENT surgery: results of a randomized clinical trial

  • Rosemarie Felder-Puig

      Affiliations

    • St. Anna Children's Hospital, Kinderspitalgasse 6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Anna Maksys

      Affiliations

    • St. Anna Children's Hospital, Kinderspitalgasse 6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Christiane Noestlinger

      Affiliations

    • Center for Evaluation and Program Development, Velodroomstraat 36, 2600 Antwerp, Belgium
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  • Helmut Gadner

      Affiliations

    • St. Anna Children's Hospital, Kinderspitalgasse 6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Herbert Stark

      Affiliations

    • St. Anna Children's Hospital, Kinderspitalgasse 6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Angela Pfluegler

      Affiliations

    • St. Anna Children's Hospital, Kinderspitalgasse 6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Reinhard Topf

      Affiliations

    • St. Anna Children's Hospital, Kinderspitalgasse 6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43-1-40-170-70; fax: +43-1-40-170

Received 9 May 2002 ,Revised 19 September 2002 ,Accepted 20 September 2002.

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International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 35-41 , January 2003

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