Acupressure and vitamin B6 to relieve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: A randomized study

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Jamigorn, Mattawan ^a   Phupong, Vorapong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acupressure; P6 or Neiguan point; Rhodes index; Vitamin B6; Wristband

Indexed keywords

DIMENHYDRINATE; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VITAMIN B 6; VOMITING;

EID: 34547168400     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0336-2     Document Type: Article

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