Effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: A randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 835-839

  Werntoft, E ^a   Dykes, A K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Nausea; Pregnancy complications; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WRIST;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 0034816970     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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