The use of nonpharmacologic techniques to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting: A meta-analysis

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1362-1369

  Lee, Anna ^a   Done, Mary L ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0032996234     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199906000-00031     Document Type: Article

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