Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the treatment of postoperative pain and prevention of paralytic ileus

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 218-221

  Akyüz, Gülseren ^a   Kayhan, O ^a   Babacan, A ^b   Gener, F Atalay ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPYRONE; PETHIDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARALYTIC ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0027327209     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921559300700307     Document Type: Article

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