A comparison of massage effects on labor pain using the mcgill pain questionnaire

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-197

  Chang, Mei Yueh ^a   Chen, Chung Hey ^a   Huang, Kuo Feng ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chi Mei Medical Center   (China)

Author keywords

Labor pain; Labor support; Massage; Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF MPQ)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750580912     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387577.51350.5f     Document Type: Article

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