Taking ginger for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 48, Issue SEPT., 2002, Pages 1441-1442

  Chandra, Kiran ^a   Einarson, Adrienne ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENDECTIN; DOXYLAMINE; GINGER EXTRACT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VOMITING;

EID: 0036750772     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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