Comparison of the effectiveness of fennel and mefenamic acid on pain intensity in dysmenorrhoea

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 423-427

  Modaress Nejad, Vida ^a   Asadipour, M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENNEL EXTRACT; MEFENAMIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOENICULUM; HUMANS; IRAN; MEFENAMIC ACID; MENARCHE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REST; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749511595     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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