Effectiveness of topical curcumin for treatment of mastitis in breastfeeding women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 330-334

  Afshariani, Raha ^a   Farhadi, Pooya ^a   Ghaffarpasand, Fariborz ^b   Roozbeh, Jamshid ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Lactational mastitis; Puerperal mastitis; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST TENSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTITIS; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84908142617     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2014.89     Document Type: Article

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