Anti-hemorrhagic activity of Punica granatum L. flower (Persian Golnar) against heavy menstrual bleeding of endometrial origin: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 29, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Goshtasebi, Azita ^a   Mazari, Ziba ^a   Behboudi Gandevani, Samira ^b   Naseri, Mohsen ^c  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Clinical Trial Traditional Iranian Medicin Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Iran; Menstrual disturbance; Punica granatum; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930741794     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: 22516840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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