title: Psychological preparation of children for surgery.
authors: G V
authors: GV
authors: Goresky
authors: S F
authors: SF
authors: Whitsett
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology*