Acupuncture for dyspepsia in pregnancy: A prospective, randomised, controlled study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 50-53

  Guerreiro Da Silva, João Bosco ^a   Nakamura, Mary Uchiyama ^b   Cordeiro, José Antonio ^a   Kulay Jr , Luiz ^b   Saidah, Rassen ^a  

^a Rio Preto Medical College   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956259648     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2009.000497     Document Type: Article

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