Effects of electro-acupuncture on labor pain management

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 531-536

  Dong, Chris ^a   Hu, Linhua ^b   Liang, Fengbing ^b   Zhang, Songying ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupoints; Electro acupuncture; EX B2; Labor pain; SP6

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR PAIN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930538400     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-014-3427-x     Document Type: Article

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