Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in labour pain: A systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-175

  Carroll, Dawn ^a   Tramèr, Martin ^a   McQuay, Henry ^a   Nye, Bethany ^a   Moore, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031042412     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11039.x     Document Type: Article

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