Acupressure for motion sickness

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Bellorini, Jenny ^a   Chamberlain, I J ^b   Burton, M J ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACUPRESSURE; BLURRED VISION; BRADYCARDIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MOTION SICKNESS; MYDRIASIS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 44949151081     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007165     Document Type: Review

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