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Randomized Controlled Trial

. 2008 Jul-Aug;28(4):287-91.

doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.287.

Acupressure wristbands versus metoclopramide for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Afshin Sadighha¹, Navid Nurai

Affiliations

PMID: 18596393
PMCID: PMC6074339
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.287

Randomized Controlled Trial

Acupressure wristbands versus metoclopramide for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Afshin Sadighha et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2008 Jul-Aug.

. 2008 Jul-Aug;28(4):287-91.

doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.287.

Authors

Afshin Sadighha¹, Navid Nurai

Affiliation

¹ Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam, Iran. afshin.sadighha@gmail.com

PMID: 18596393
PMCID: PMC6074339
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2008.287

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