An all-purpose nipple ointment versus lanolin in treating painful damaged nipples in breastfeeding women: A randomized controlled trial

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 473-479

  Dennis, Cindy Lee ^a,b   Schottle, Nancy ^c   Hodnett, Ellen ^a   Mcqueen, Karen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL PURPOSE NIPPLE OINTMENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; LANOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MASTALGIA; MASTITIS; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MYCOSIS; NIPPLE INJURY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST FEEDING; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LANOLIN; MICONAZOLE; MUPIROCIN; NIPPLES; OINTMENTS; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84871018882     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0121     Document Type: Article

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