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Preparatory information reduces gastroscopy-related stress in children as confirmed by salivary cortisol

BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study aimed to determine whether the anxiety levels of pediatric patients who undergo endoscopy are reduced after receiving preparatory information about the endoscopic procedure by monitoring their salivary cortisol (s-cortisol) levels. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 184 chi...

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Autores principales: Volkan, Burcu, Bayrak, Nevzat Aykut, Ucar, Cihat, Kara, Duygu, Yıldız, Sedat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6714468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31044746
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.SJG_493_18