Pre-operative anxiety of patients in district hospitals in Ashanti Region, Ghana
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چکیده
Objectives: To investigate pre-operative anxiety of patients at district hospitals in Ashanti Region, Ghana.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of perioperative nursing
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2209-1084', '2209-1092']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26550/2209-1092.1242