The placebo response and effect of time in a trial of acupuncture to treat nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 210-216

  Smith, Caroline ^a   Crowther, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACCURACY; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0038394431     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(02)00072-9     Document Type: Article

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