Acupuncture for pain relief in labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 907-920

  Cho, S H ^a   Lee, H ^b   Ernst, E ^c  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Labour pain; Randomised controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

PETHIDINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77953350992     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02570.x     Document Type: Review

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