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December 6, 2005
Don't fight when you are in the hospital
The Ohio State University team focused on 42 married couples and found wounds on hostile couples healed at 60% of the healing rate for non-hostile couples.
The team told the journal Archives of General Psychiatry the findings showed hospitals should try to minimise stress for patients ahead of surgery.
This could lead to shorter hospital stays and save money, they added.
BBC NEWS | Health | Stress 'hinders healing process'
Posted by thdyck on December 6, 2005
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