Do psychological variables affect early surgical recovery?

BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have examined the effect of psychological variables on surgical recovery, but no definite conclusion has been reached yet. We sought to examine whether psychological factors influence early surgical recovery. METHODS: We performed a systematic search in PubMed, Scopus an...

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Main Authors: Michael N Mavros, Stavros Athanasiou, Ioannis D Gkegkes, Konstantinos A Polyzos, George Peppas, Matthew E Falagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3102096?pdf=render