Acupressure for the in-patient treatment of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: A randomized control trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 815-820

  Heazell, Alexander ^a   Thorneycroft, Joy ^b   Walton, Victoria ^c   Etherington, Ian ^d  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Hawthorns Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c Springfield Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Nausea; Treatment; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CYCLIZINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PHENOTHIAZINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; THIAMINE;

ACUPRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KETONURIA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33644672619     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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