Fear and discomfort of patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy: A prospective study

P. Caetano Mota, R. Rolo, F. Coelho, R. Grangeia, G. Fernandes, V. Hespanhol, A. Magalhães (Porto, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - New toys, old problems: extrapleural lung volume reduction, sedation and comfort in bronchoscopy

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