Acupuncture in the management of pain in labor

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 943-948

  Skilnand, Else ^a   Fossen, Ditlev ^a   Heiberg, Eli ^a  

^a Oestfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Labor; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; PETHIDINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036797948     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.811008.x     Document Type: Article

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