Effect of foot and hand massage in post-cesarean section pain control: A randomized control trial

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 132-136

  Abbaspoor, Zahra ^a   Akbari, Malihe ^a   Najar, Shanaz ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; NURSING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASSAGE; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895081455     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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