Forbidden points in pregnancy: No plausible mechanism for risk

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-142

  Cummings, Mike ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79959192018     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2011-010037     Document Type: Article

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