Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 15-25 , March 2010

The Effect of Music on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety

Received 6 July 2008 ,Revised 26 December 2008 ,Accepted 29 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2008.12.002

Pain Management Nursing
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