The effect of bitter almond oil and massaging on striae gravidarum in primiparaous women

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 1570-1576

  Timur Taşhan, Sermin ^a   Kafkasli, Ayşe ^b  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ata ehir Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bitter almond oil; Massage; Protection; Striae gravidarum

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; PREGNANCY; PRUNUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRIA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; PLANT OILS; PREGNANCY; PRUNUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRIAE DISTENSAE;

EID: 84862110459     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04087.x     Document Type: Article

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