Comparison of the effect of ginger and zinc sulfate on primary dysmenorrhea: A placebo-controlled randomized trial

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 826-833

  Kashefi, Farzaneh ^a   Khajehei, Marjan ^b   Tabatabaeichehr, Mahbubeh ^a,c   Alavinia, Mohammad ^a,c   Asili, Javad ^d  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NORTH KHORASAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; ZINC SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHIZOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIZOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 84919395714     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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