Comparing ginger and vitamin B6 for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 649-653

  Ensiyeh, Jenabi ^a   Sakineh, Mohammad Alizadeh C ^b  

^a Department of Midwifery   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ginger; Nausea; Pregnancy; Vitamin B6; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NAUSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 6; VOMITING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449124722     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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