Study of the effect of mint oil on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 744-747

  Pasha, Hajar ^a   Behmanesh, Fereshteh ^a   Mohsenzadeh, Farideh ^a   Hajahmadi, Mahmood ^a   Moghadamnia, Ali Akbar ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Mentha piperita; Nausea; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84870165794     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.3477     Document Type: Article

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