Chewing sugar-free gum reduces ileus after cesarean section in nulliparous women: A randomized clinical trial

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 330-334

  Mohsenzadeh Ledari, Farideh ^a   Barat, Shanaz ^a   Delavar, Mouloud Agajani ^a   Banihosini, Seyed Zahra ^a   Khafri, Soriya ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Chewing gum; Flatulence; Ileus; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HUNGER; ILEUS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84885796607     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.6458     Document Type: Article

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