Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain relief in labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Dowswell, Therese ^b   Bedwell, Carol ^c   Lavender, Tina ^a   Neilson, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BABY; BACK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; DELIVERY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MOTHER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SKULL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 70349091503     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007214.pub2     Document Type: Review

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