The effect of reflexology on pain intensity and duration of labor on primiparas

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Dolatian, M ^a   Hasanpour, A ^a   Montazeri, Sh ^b   Heshmat, R ^c   Alavi Majd, H ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c Acupuncture and Reflexology Specialist   (Iran)

Author keywords

Duration of labor; Pain intensity; Primiparas; Reflexology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR PAIN; LABOR STAGE 1; LABOR STAGE 2; LABOR STAGE 3; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMIPARA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLEXOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79960106562     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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