The effect of olive oil on prevention of striae gravidarum: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 263-266

  Soltanipoor, F ^a   Delaram, M ^b   Taavoni, S ^c   Haghani, H ^c  

^a Karaj University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Olive oil; Prevention of striae gravidarum; Striae gravidarum

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; IRAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRIA; STRIA GRAVIDARUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OLEA; PARITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; STRIAE DISTENSAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864768566     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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