Effects of vitamin E, calcium carbonate and milk of magnesium on muscular cramps in pregnant women

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 979-983

  Shahraki, Azar Danesh ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Comparison; Milk of magnesium suspension; Muscular leg cramp; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG CRAMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33751360135     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.979.983     Document Type: Article

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