Chamomile tea for relief of primary dysmenorrhea

Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-42

  Jenabi, Ensieh ^a   Ebrahimzadeh, Samira ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chamomile tea; Dysmenorrhea; Pain

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC LIFE ADAPTATION SCALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 77953432127     PISSN: 16802993     EISSN: 20082363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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