Effectiveness of auricular acupressure in the treatment of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1633-1638

  Puangsricharern, Apithan ^a,b   Mahasukhon, Supphachoke ^a  

^a RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Nausea; Pregnancy; Rhodes index; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR CARTILAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAGNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; EAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 57149116587     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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