Effectivness of cooling gel pads and ice packs on perineal pain

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 724-729

  Naviba, Shahin ^a   Abedian, Zahra ^b   Steen Greaves, Mary ^c  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 72749120286     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2009.17.11.45030     Document Type: Article

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