Cocoa butter lotion for prevention of striae gravidarum: A double-blind, randomised and placebo-controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1138-1142

  Osman, H ^a   Usta, I M ^a   Rubeiz, N ^a   Abu Rustum, R ^b   Charara, I ^c   Nassar, A H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Nini Women's Center   (Lebanon)

^c Bahman Hospital   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Cocoa butter lotion; Prevention; Striae gravidarum

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; THEOBROMA OIL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; LOTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRIA; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIETARY FATS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 47349094638     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01796.x     Document Type: Article

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