Cabbage compression early breast care on breast engorgement in primiparous women after cesarean birth: A controlled clinical trial

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 21335-21342

  Lim, A Reum ^a   Song, Ji Ah ^a   Hur, Myung Haeng ^a   Lee, Mi Kyoung ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast care; Breast hardness; Breast pain; Cabbage compression; Cesarean birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREAST CARE; BREAST ENGORGEMENT; BREAST HARDNESS; CABBAGE COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PRIMIPARA;

EID: 84954317716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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