Interventions for leg edema and varicosities in pregnancy. What evidence?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-8

  Bamigboye, Anthony Akinloye ^a   Hofmeyr, George Justus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Edema; Randomised; Reflexology; Rutoside; Stockings; Varicosities

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RUTOSIDE;

ANKLE EDEMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG CRAMP; LEG EDEMA; LEG VARICOSIS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTEINURIA; REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33750331977     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.03.008     Document Type: Review

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