Effects of fumaria extract on colic pain in 3-16 weeks infants

Iranian Journal of Neonatology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 10-15

  Montaseri, Sedigheh ^a   Pourarian, Shahnaz ^b   Montaseri, Hashem ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fumaria; Infant; Infantile colic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FUMARIA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUMARIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84980053720     PISSN: 22517510     EISSN: 23222158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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