Effect of peppermint water on prevention of nipple cracks in lactating primiparous women: A randomized controlled trial

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Melli, Manizheh Sayyah ^a   Rashidi, Mohammad Reza ^b   Delazar, Abbas ^c   Madarek, Elaheh ^a   Kargar Maher, Mohammad Hassan ^d   Ghasemzadeh, Alieh ^a   Sadaghat, Kamran ^e   Tahmasebi, Zohreh ^f  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e Azarbayegan University   (Iran)

^f Taleghani Hospital   (Iran)

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EID: 34249085284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-2-7     Document Type: Article

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