Chewing gums has stimulatory eff ects on bowel function in patients undergoing cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-268

  Ledari, Farideh Mohsenzadeh ^a   Barat, Shanaz ^a   Delavar, Mouloud Agajani ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Early oral feeding; Gum chewing; Ileus; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871698960     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: 18404812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2012.2452     Document Type: Article

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