Acupuncture for mild to moderate emotional complaints in pregnancy - A prospective, quasi-randomised, controlled study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Da Silva, Joao Bosco Guerreiro ^a  

^a Instituto de Urologia e Nefrologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Anxiety; Depression; Emotional complaints; Pregnancy; Quasi randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PREGNANCY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP;

EID: 35348961973     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.25.3.65     Document Type: Article

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